Mattawa Air Strip (74WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K1S5), 74WA is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mattawa Air Strip in Mattawa, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K1S5): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mattawa Air Strip (74WA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mattawa, WA at a field elevation of 750 ft. 74WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K1S5, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMWH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K1S5, 26.6 nm away.
Wind from the northeast (050°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 5°C (41°F), altimeter 29.93 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.
METAR K1S5 280955Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM BKN120 05/02 A2993 RMK AO2 T00480021
What changed at K1S5 (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (2:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (2:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 74WA
Based on the nearest station (K1S5), 74WA is currently VFR with winds from 050° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 750 ft). 74WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMWH, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36FAV | 2,600 ft | GRAVEL | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 18 | 2,600 ft | GRAVEL | 3 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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74WA 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 18/362,600 × 50 ft · GRAVELCurrent useno stated-runway source at 74WAWind
- 18
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt headwind · 2 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 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.
74WA weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 74WA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.TP A21NAircraft type reporting.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.RM DURC-ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 74WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K1S5 reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 68%
- 36
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
74WA has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K1S5, 27 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 36, 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
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 74WA
- City
- Mattawa
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 750 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.7332, -119.7112
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K1S5
- TAF
- Nearest KMWH
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mattawa Air Strip (74WA)
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