Franz Ranch Airport (33WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:52 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMWH), 33WA is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Franz Ranch Airport in Warden, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Franz Ranch Airport (33WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Warden, WA at a field elevation of 1,478 ft. 33WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWH, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMWH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWH, 21.4 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KMWH 281952Z 23011KT 10SM BKN100 12/01 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01220011
What changed at KMWH (nearest station)?
Since the 1852Z (11:52 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 33WA
Based on the nearest station (KMWH), 33WA is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 1,478 ft). 33WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMWH, about 21 nm away.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,500 ft | GRAVEL | 7 kt tail | 8 kt left |
| W | 2,500 ft | GRAVEL | 7 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → 10,000 ft.
33WA weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 33WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
- 33WA
- City
- Warden
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,478 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.0499, -118.8510
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMWH
- TAF
- Nearest KMWH
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 4h 22m
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