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Port of Ilwaco Airport (7W1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAST), 7W1 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Port of Ilwaco Airport in Ilwaco, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAST): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Port of Ilwaco Airport (7W1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ilwaco, WA at a field elevation of 13 ft. 7W1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAST, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,080 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAST.

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VFR
Observed 1955Z (12:55 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAST, 10.8 nm away.

Wind
250° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.00"
Temp / Dew
56°F / 13°C
dew 44°F / 7°C

Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,700 ft, scattered clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 13°C (56°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KAST 281955Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM FEW037 SCT085 13/07 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01330067 $

What changed at KAST (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (11:55 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • The 6,500 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.

Current pilot readout for 7W1

Based on the nearest station (KAST), 7W1 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northwest-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 13 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
28FAV7 kt head8 kt left
107 kt tail8 kt right

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7W1 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 10/28
    2,080 × 50 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7W1
    Wind
    10
    7 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    28
    7 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
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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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0142820Z06Z19Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 10→11 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

7W1 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 7W1

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

PIREP2010Z (1:10 PM PDT) · 73 NM SE of 7W1 · during descent · E75L
low-level wind shear
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PDX UA /OV KPDX/TM 2010/FLDURD/TP E75L/RM NEG LLWS ON FINAL R28LPDX
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2010Reported at 20:10 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
RM NEG LLWS ON FINAL R28LPDXRemarks.
PIREP1958Z (12:58 PM PDT) · 86 NM SE of 7W1 · 1,900 ft MSL · PA18
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TTD UA /OV TTD070006/TM 1958/FL019/TP PA18/SK BKN019
TTD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTD070006Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1958Reported at 19:58 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP PA18Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN019Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1951Z (12:51 PM PDT) · 78 NM SE of 7W1 · during descent · B739
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PDX UA /OV KPDX100005/TM 1951/FLDURD/TP B739/SK OVC020-TOPUNKN
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPDX100005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1951Reported at 19:51 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC020-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1943Z (12:43 PM PDT) · 72 NM SE of 7W1 · 11,500 ft MSL · B739
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PDX UA /OV PDX215008/TM 1943/FL115/TP B739/SK BKN-TOP115
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDX215008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1943Reported at 19:43 UTC.
FL115Altitude: 11,500 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN-TOP115Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1933Z (12:33 PM PDT) · 68 NM NE of 7W1 · during descent · E75L
light rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA180035/TM 1933/FL150/TP E75L/TA -22/IC LGT RIME/RM 150-135 DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA180035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1933Reported at 19:33 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TA -22Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM 150-135 DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP1918Z (12:18 PM PDT) · 65 NM NE of 7W1 · 19,000 ft MSL · B39M
int light chop 10,000–19,000 ft turbulence
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SHN UA /OV SHN/TM 1918/FL190/TP B39M/SK SCT190/TB INT LGT CHOP 100-190/IC NEG/RM /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 1918Reported at 19:18 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
SK SCT190Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB INT LGT CHOP 100-190Turbulence: int light chop 10,000–19,000 ft.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP1900Z (12:00 PM PDT) · 20 NM S of 7W1 · 6,000 ft MSL · C172
light rime 5,800–6,000 ft icing
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AST UA /OV AST160010/TM 1900/FL060/TP C172/TA 05/IC LGT RIME 058-060/RM /ZSE
AST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV AST160010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
TA 05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 058-060Icing: light rime 5,800–6,000 ft.
RM /ZSERemarks.
PIREP1858Z (11:58 AM PDT) · 82 NM SE of 7W1 · during descent · TMB9
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UAO UA /OV KUAO/TM 1858/FL015/TP TMB9/SK SCT015-TOPUNKN/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 1858Reported at 18:58 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP TMB9Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT015-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD RWY 17Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7W1

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAST reported mostly VFR across 33 observations, with 16 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 61%MVFR 30%IFR 9%
Wind avg/max: 8/13 kt
Max gust: 24 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 16

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 60%MVFR 27%IFR 5%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 5/19 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 46

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.

28
63%
10
37%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 1725Z (10:25 AM PDT)

TAF KAST 281725Z 2818/2918 23008KT P6SM -SHRA FEW028 BKN040 FM291500 16006KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 OVC040

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Live crosswind meter

7W1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAST, 11 nm away.

N281011 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 50° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,080 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Port of Ilwaco Airport (7W1) with runway 10/28 marked
N ↑

Runway 10/28 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7W1
City
Ilwaco
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
13 ft
Coordinates
46.3149, -124.0040
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,080 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KAST
TAF
Nearest KAST
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
4h 43m

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Pilot PIREPs for Port of Ilwaco Airport (7W1)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Port of Ilwaco Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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