Hartley Airport (50WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCLS), 50WA is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Hartley Airport in Chehalis, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCLS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Hartley Airport (50WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chehalis, WA at a field elevation of 400 ft. 50WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCLS, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (NW, SE), the longest 800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KOLM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCLS, 3.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 5 kt, visibility 3 statute miles, a few clouds at 2,800 ft, scattered clouds at 3,200 ft, scattered clouds at 3,900 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KCLS 281855Z AUTO 19005KT 3SM -RA FEW028 SCT032 SCT039 10/10 A3000 RMK AO2
What changed at KCLS (nearest station)?
Since the 1835Z (11:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 10 SM to 3 SM.
- Rain began (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 50WA
Based on the nearest station (KCLS), 50WA is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 5 knots, visibility 3 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 400 ft). 50WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOLM, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NWFAV | 800 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 kt left |
| SE | 800 ft | TURF | 5 kt tail | 1 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 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
50WA weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 50WA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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YKM UA /OV KYKM /TM 1900/FL080/TP C550/TB LGT-MOD 030-080/RM DURD
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KYKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP C550Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT-MOD 030-080Turbulence: light to moderate 3,000–8,000 ft.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
BFI UA /OV BFI315008/TM 1857/FL020/TP PC12/SK BKN020/RM DURD ILS R14R
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BFI315008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1857Reported at 18:57 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS R14RRemarks.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV BTG335037/TM 1856/FL140/TP PC12/SK SKC TOPS 150/RM NB ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BTG335037Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1856Reported at 18:56 UTC.FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK SKC TOPS 150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM NB ZSERemarks.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV KPDX100004/TM 1844/FLDURD/TP B739/SK OVC016-TOPUNKIN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KPDX100004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1844Reported at 18:44 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOPUNKINSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SHN UA /OV SHN/TM 1843/FL190/TP E75L/SK OVC190/TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 100-190/RM HAROB SID ZSE
SHN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SHNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1843Reported at 18:43 UTC.FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.SK OVC190Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB LGT OCNL MOD CHOP 100-190Turbulence: light occasional moderate chop 10,000–19,000 ft.RM HAROB SID ZSERemarks.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV PDX070025/TM 1840/FL080/TP A321/TA M4/IC LT RIME/RM DURD 080-055
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PDX070025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1840Reported at 18:40 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP A321Aircraft type reporting.TA M4Outside air temperature, °C.IC LT RIMEIcing: lt rime.RM DURD 080-055Remarks.Show raw report
UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 1812/FL020/TP C172/SK SCT012-TOP020/RM DURD RWY 17
UAO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KUAOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1812Reported at 18:12 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK SCT012-TOP020Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD RWY 17Remarks.Show raw report
BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 1800/FL018/TP C208/SK BKN019/RM DURD ILS R14R OVER THE BAY
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1800Reported at 18:00 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD ILS R14R OVER THE BA…Remarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 50WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCLS reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 13 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- NW/SE
- 100%
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 50WA
- City
- Chehalis
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 400 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.6198, -122.9650
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCLS
- TAF
- Nearest KOLM
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Sunset in
- 6h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Hartley Airport (50WA)
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