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Brush Prairie Aerodrome (5WA9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KVUO), 5WA9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Brush Prairie Aerodrome in Brush Prairie, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KVUO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Brush Prairie Aerodrome (5WA9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brush Prairie, WA at a field elevation of 290 ft. 5WA9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KVUO, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPDX.

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VFR
Observed 0553Z (10:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KVUO, 7.8 nm away.

Wind
170° 10 kt
gusting 19 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,800 ft
Altimeter
30.03"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 44°F / 7°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, gusting 19 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,100 ft, broken clouds at 4,800 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KVUO 280553Z AUTO 17010G19KT 10SM SCT041 BKN048 OVC110 11/07 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01110067 10133 20106 58011

What changed at KVUO (nearest station)?

Since the 0453Z (9:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 19 kt.
  • Wind speed up from 4 to 10 kt.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.06 → 30.03 inHg.

Current pilot readout for 5WA9

Based on the nearest station (KVUO), 5WA9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 19, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 290 ft). 5WA9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPDX, about 8 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
25FAV2 kt head10 kt left (g19)
072 kt tail10 kt right (g19)

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5WA9 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.

  • Runway 07/25
    2,800 × 60 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 5WA9
    Wind
    07
    2 kt tailwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    25
    2 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0112206Z13Z05Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→10 kt, ceiling 1,500 ft → 4,800 ft.

5WA9 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 5WA9

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 30 NM N of 5WA9 · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 98 NM N of 5WA9 · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 94 NM N of 5WA9 · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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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.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 100 NM N of 5WA9 · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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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.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 98 NM N of 5WA9 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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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.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 75 NM N of 5WA9 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
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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.
PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 98 NM N of 5WA9 · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
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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.
PIREP0330Z (8:30 PM PDT) · 86 NM E of 5WA9 · 38,000 ft MSL · B38M
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YKM UA /OV YKM165035/TM 0330/FL380/TP B38M/RM MTW +/-15KTS ZSE
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKM165035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0330Reported at 03:30 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-15KTS ZSERemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 5WA9

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KVUO reported mostly VFR across 39 observations, with 15 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 67%MVFR 33%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 15

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 74%MVFR 20%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.5 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 28

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

25
66%
07
34%

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Live crosswind meter

5WA9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KVUO, 7.8 nm away.

N250710 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
10 kt
Headwind in gusts
3 kt
Crosswind in gusts
19 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Brush Prairie Aerodrome (5WA9)
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Airport info

Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
5WA9
City
Brush Prairie
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
290 ft
Coordinates
45.7239, -122.5440
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KVUO
TAF
Nearest KPDX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 25m

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Pilot PIREPs for Brush Prairie Aerodrome (5WA9)

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