Brown's Cape Horn Airport (4WA1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTTD), 4WA1 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Brown's Cape Horn Airport in Washougal, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTTD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brown's Cape Horn Airport (4WA1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Washougal, WA at a field elevation of 920 ft. 4WA1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTTD, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTTD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTTD, 9.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, gusting 18 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered clouds at 6,500 ft, broken clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,000 ft.
METAR KTTD 281753Z 20009G18KT 10SM FEW050 SCT065 BKN090 12/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP169 60004 T01170083 10117 20094 51012
Current pilot readout for 4WA1
Based on the nearest station (KTTD), 4WA1 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots gusting 18, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 920 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 8 kt left (g17) |
| 07 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 8 kt right (g17) |
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4WA1 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 07/252,000 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4WA1Wind
- 07
- 3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 3 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.
4WA1 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 4WA1
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.
- 07
- 59%
- 25
- 41%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1725Z (10:25 AM PDT)
TAF KTTD 281725Z 2818/2918 22010G20KT P6SM -SHRA FEW060 SCT070 OVC080 FM282300 25006KT P6SM -SHRA OVC070 FM290100 VRB04KT P6SM BKN070 FM291300 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035
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Live crosswind meter
4WA1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTTD, 9.2 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- May-Nov Sat-Sun DAWN-DUSK local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4WA1
- City
- Washougal
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 920 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.6072, -122.1978
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTTD
- TAF
- Nearest KTTD
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 7h 5m
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Pilot PIREPs for Brown's Cape Horn Airport (4WA1)
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