Touchet Valley Airport (2WA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALW), 2WA9 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Touchet Valley Airport in Huntsville, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Touchet Valley Airport (2WA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Huntsville, WA at a field elevation of 1,350 ft. 2WA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALW, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALW, 14 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 12 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 29.97 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KALW 281853Z 24012KT 10SM BKN060 13/02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01280017
What changed at KALW (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (10:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 210° to 240°.
Current pilot readout for 2WA9
Based on the nearest station (KALW), 2WA9 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 12 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 23. Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,350 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 2,600 ft | GRAVEL | 12 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 05 | 2,600 ft | GRAVEL | 12 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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2WA9 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/232,600 × 60 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 2WA9Wind
- 05
- 12 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 12 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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“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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 12→12 kt, ceiling 2,900 ft → 6,000 ft.
2WA9 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 2WA9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SFF UA /OV SFF/TM 1854/FL037/TP PC12/SK SCT037-TOP150/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 080
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT037-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 080Icing: moderate rime 080.Show raw report
GEG UA /OV GEG090007/TM 1835/FL035/TP PC12/SK BASES 035 TOPS 080
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV GEG090007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1835Reported at 18:35 UTC.FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK BASES 035 TOPS 080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736 F380 MS60 250/065KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
ARP UAL751 4533N 11615W 1736…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.Show raw report
SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1732/FL037/TP PC12/SK OVC037-TOPUNKN/TA 00/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1732Reported at 17:32 UTC.FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC037-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.IC LGT MIXIcing: light mix.Show raw report
YKM UA /OV YKM/TM 1716/FLDURD/TP C208/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN FINAL RY27
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV YKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1716Reported at 17:16 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN F…Remarks.Show raw report
PSC UA /OV PSC310010/TM 1702/FL040/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM DURD FL040-SFC
PSC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PSC310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM DURD FL040-SFCRemarks.Show raw report
SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1642/FL049/TP PC12/SK OVC049-TOP180-220/TA M03 049-080/IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME 080-190
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1642Reported at 16:42 UTC.FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC049-TOP180-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M03 049-080Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME …Icing: light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft.Show raw report
MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1635/FL080/TP C208/SK OCNL IMC/TA M06/IC OCNL LGT MIXED
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OCNL IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.IC OCNL LGT MIXEDIcing: occasional light mixed.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 2WA9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALW reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 23
- 62%
- 05
- 38%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1723Z (10:23 AM PDT)
TAF KALW 281723Z 2818/2918 18013KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 PROB30 2818/2821 -SHRA FM290000 17007KT P6SM FEW050 OVC070 FM291000 10004KT P6SM OVC100 FM291600 15004KT P6SM OVC250
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Live crosswind meter
2WA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALW, 14 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Daily 0800-1700 local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2WA9
- City
- Huntsville
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,350 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.2892, -118.1010
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KALW
- TAF
- Nearest KALW
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 5h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Touchet Valley Airport (2WA9)
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