Whiterik Field (51WT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 51WT right now.
Aviation weather near Whiterik Field in Fruitland, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3W7): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Whiterik Field (51WT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Fruitland, WA at a field elevation of 1,895 ft. 51WT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3W7, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,850 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSKA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3W7, 29.4 nm away.
What changed at K3W7 (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (3:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
- Wind speed up from 0 to 5 kt.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 29.83 → 29.85 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 51WT
A current METAR is not available for 51WT right now. The nearest reporting station is K3W7. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 3,850 ft | TURF-P | - | - |
| 35 | 3,850 ft | TURF-P | - | - |
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51WT 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 17/353,850 × 100 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at 51WTWind
- 17
- no steady wind
- 35
- no steady wind
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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 22 h: wind 0→5 kt, ceiling 1,000 ft → 6,500 ft.
51WT 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 51WT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3W7 reported mostly VFR across 64 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 56%
- 17
- 44%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 51WT
- City
- Fruitland
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,895 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.0087, -118.3624
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,850 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K3W7
- TAF
- Nearest KSKA
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Whiterik Field (51WT)
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