Weller Canyon Airport (30WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALW), 30WA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Weller Canyon Airport in Waitsburg, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Weller Canyon Airport (30WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Waitsburg, WA at a field elevation of 1,300 ft. 30WA 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 (01/19), the longest 1,600 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 south (170°) at 13 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.95 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.
METAR KALW 281653Z 17013KT 10SM BKN070 BKN085 12/00 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01220000
Current pilot readout for 30WA
Based on the nearest station (KALW), 30WA is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 13 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,300 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,600 ft | GRAVEL | 10 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 01 | 1,600 ft | GRAVEL | 10 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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30WA 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 01/191,600 × 30 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 30WAWind
- 01
- 10 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 10 kt headwind · 8 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.
30WA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 30WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 73%
- 01
- 27%
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
30WA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALW, 14 nm away.
Wind is 39° off runway 19, 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
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 30WA
- City
- Waitsburg
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,300 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.3149, -118.1780
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KALW
- TAF
- Nearest KALW
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 7h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Weller Canyon Airport (30WA)
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