Port Orchard Airport (4WA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:56 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPWT), 4WA9 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Port Orchard Airport in Port Orchard, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPWT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Port Orchard Airport (4WA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Port Orchard, WA at a field elevation of 370 ft. 4WA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPWT, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,460 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPWT, 5.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.
METAR KPWT 280556Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM OVC010 08/08 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB00E49 CIG 007V013 SLP123 P0000 60000 T00830078 10117 20083 58009 $
What changed at KPWT (nearest station)?
Since the 0516Z (10:16 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 4WA9
Based on the nearest station (KPWT), 4WA9 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 18. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 370 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 2,460 ft | ASPH-F | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,460 ft | ASPH-F | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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4WA9 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 18/362,460 × 28 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 4WA9Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 0→8 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 1,000 ft.
4WA9 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 4WA9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.RM DURD CHINSRemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM BASES 025Remarks.Show raw report
PAE UA /OV CVV255015/TM 0409/FL190/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 190-160/RM MARNR /ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CVV255015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0409Reported at 04:09 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 190-160Icing: light rime 19,000–16,000 ft.RM MARNR /ZSERemarks.Show raw report
NUW UA /OV CVV260025/TM 0340/FL240/TP B739/SK TOPS240-220/RM ZSE
NUW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CVV260025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK TOPS240-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 4WA9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPWT reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 64 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 67%
- 18
- 33%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KPWT 280520Z 2806/2906 19010G20KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM281200 21008G16KT P6SM -RA OVC020 FM281800 21008KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM290000 21007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM290500 20006KT P6SM VCSH BKN045
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Live crosswind meter
4WA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPWT, 5.3 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, 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
- 4WA9
- City
- Port Orchard
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 370 ft
- Coordinates
- 47.4323, -122.6680
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,460 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPWT
- TAF
- Nearest KPWT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 18h 51m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Kitsap Aircraft RC Society - Little Field , Port Orchard, WA · 4 mi
- Kitsap Aircraft RC Society - Marcus Whitman MS Gym , Port Orchard, WA · 7 mi
- Vashon Island Modelers 1 , Seattle, WA · 17 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Port Orchard Airport (4WA9)
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