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Stuart Island West Airport (2WA3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFHR), 2WA3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Stuart Island West Airport in Friday Harbor, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFHR): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Stuart Island West Airport (2WA3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Friday Harbor, WA at a field elevation of 200 ft. 2WA3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFHR, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,560 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLI.

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VFR
Observed 0053Z (5:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFHR, 12.4 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,900 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFHR 290053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT049 08/05 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T00830050 $

What changed at KFHR (nearest station)?

Since the 2353Z (4:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2353Z (4:53 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 2WA3

Based on the nearest station (KFHR), 2WA3 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -650 ft (field elevation 200 ft). 2WA3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLI, about 28 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09--
27--

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2WA3 runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 09/27
    1,560 × 50 ft · DIRT
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 2WA3
    Wind
    09
    no steady wind
    27
    no steady wind
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081601Z09Z00Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

2WA3 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 2WA3

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0118Z (6:18 PM PDT) · 71 NM SE of 2WA3 · 2,000 ft MSL · C700
low-level wind shear
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BFI UA /OV BFI315008/TM 0118/FL020/TP C700/RM NO LLWS
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0118Reported at 01:18 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
RM NO LLWSRemarks.
PIREP0050Z (5:50 PM PDT) · 83 NM SE of 2WA3 · 1,800 ft MSL · B739
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SEA UA /OV SEA/TM 0050/FL018/TP B739/WV 205/18
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0050Reported at 00:50 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
WV 205/18Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.
PIREP0018Z (5:18 PM PDT) · 72 NM SE of 2WA3 · during descent · B752
low-level wind shear
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BFI UA /OV BFI315007/TM 0018/FL020/TP B752/RM NO LLWS DURD
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0018Reported at 00:18 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
RM NO LLWS DURDRemarks.
PIREP0015Z (5:15 PM PDT) · 75 NM SE of 2WA3 · during descent · EVOT
light chop turbulence
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BFI UA /OV BFI315004/TM 0015/FL014/TP EVOT/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0015Reported at 00:15 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP EVOTAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP2339Z (4:39 PM PDT) · 74 NM SE of 2WA3 · 1,700 ft MSL · CL30
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BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 2339/FL017/TP CL30/SK BKN035
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2339Reported at 23:39 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2338Z (4:38 PM PDT) · 94 NM SE of 2WA3 · during climb · B737
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SEA UA /OV SEA070020/TM 2338/FL180/TP B737/SK TOPS180/RM DURC ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2338Reported at 23:38 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC ZSERemarks.
PIREP2330Z (4:30 PM PDT) · 77 NM SE of 2WA3 · 500 ft MSL · E55P
light tb turbulence
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BFI UA /OV BFI315002/TM 2330/FL005/TP E55P/TB LGT TB
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2330Reported at 23:30 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT TBTurbulence: light tb.
PIREP2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) · 83 NM SE of 2WA3 · 7,000 ft MSL · SF50
light clear 7,000–11,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA11015/TM 2315/FL070/TP SF50/IC LGT CLR 070-110
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA11015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT CLR 070-110Icing: light clear 7,000–11,000 ft.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 2WA3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFHR reported mostly VFR across 32 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 66%MVFR 28%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 8

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 92%MVFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 3/14 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,200 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
60%
09
40%

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Live crosswind meter

2WA3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFHR, 12 nm away.

N0927wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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Dirt · 1,560 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Stuart Island West Airport (2WA3)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
2WA3
City
Friday Harbor
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
200 ft
Coordinates
48.6840, -123.2228
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,560 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFHR
TAF
Nearest KBLI
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
23h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Stuart Island West Airport (2WA3)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Stuart Island West Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

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