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Stuart Island Airpark (7WA5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:35 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KORS), 7WA5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Stuart Island Airpark in Friday Harbor, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KORS): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Stuart Island Airpark (7WA5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Friday Harbor, WA at a field elevation of 10 ft. 7WA5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KORS, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBLI.

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VFR
Observed 2335Z (4:35 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KORS, 10.7 nm away.

Wind
170° 5 kt
Visibility
9 sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
29.96"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 4,100 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KORS 282335Z AUTO 17005KT 9SM FEW041 BKN055 BKN065 12/05 A2996 RMK AO2

What changed at KORS (nearest station)?

Since the 2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 5,500 ft.

Current pilot readout for 7WA5

Based on the nearest station (KORS), 7WA5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 09. Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 10 ft). 7WA5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBLI, about 26 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
09FAV3 kt head4 kt right
273 kt tail4 kt left

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7WA5 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 09/27
    2,000 × 55 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 7WA5
    Wind
    09
    3 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt tailwind · 4 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
061323Z11Z23Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→5 kt, ceiling 3,100 ft → 5,500 ft.

7WA5 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 7WA5

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

PIREP2339Z (4:39 PM PDT) · 72 NM SE of 7WA5 · 1,700 ft MSL · CL30
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BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 2339/FL017/TP CL30/SK BKN035
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2339Reported at 23:39 UTC.
FL017Altitude: 1,700 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2330Z (4:30 PM PDT) · 75 NM SE of 7WA5 · 500 ft MSL · E55P
light tb turbulence
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BFI UA /OV BFI315002/TM 2330/FL005/TP E55P/TB LGT TB
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2330Reported at 23:30 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT TBTurbulence: light tb.
PIREP2315Z (4:15 PM PDT) · 82 NM SE of 7WA5 · 7,000 ft MSL · SF50
light clear 7,000–11,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA11015/TM 2315/FL070/TP SF50/IC LGT CLR 070-110
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA11015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.
FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
IC LGT CLR 070-110Icing: light clear 7,000–11,000 ft.
PIREP2305Z (4:05 PM PDT) · 75 NM SE of 7WA5 · 500 ft MSL · C56X
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BFI UA /OV BFI315002/TM 2305/FL005/TP C56X/RM +/- 5 KTS
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2305Reported at 23:05 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM +/- 5 KTSRemarks.
PIREP2300Z (4:00 PM PDT) · 82 NM SE of 7WA5 · during descent · E75L
light turb turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA/TM 2300/FL005/TP E75L/TB LGT TURB/RM +/- 5 KNTS ON FINAL
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2300Reported at 23:00 UTC.
FL005Altitude: 500 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
RM +/- 5 KNTS ON FINALRemarks.
URGENT2236Z (3:36 PM PDT) · 69 NM SE of 7WA5 · during descent · C700
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BFI UUA /OV BFI315008/TM 2236/FL020/TP C700/RM +/- 10KTS DURD
BFI UUAHeader: reporting station and UUA: an URGENT pilot report (severe conditions, wind shear, or similar).
OV BFI315008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2236Reported at 22:36 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C700Aircraft type reporting.
RM +/- 10KTS DURDRemarks.
PIREP2235Z (3:35 PM PDT) · 37 NM N of 7WA5 · during descent · F900
moderate icing
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VR UA /OV CYVR 035008 /TM 2235 /FL090 /TP F900 /IC MOD /RM DURD OVR SEBOG
VR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CYVR 035008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2235Reported at 22:35 UTC.
FL090Altitude: 9,000 ft MSL.
TP F900Aircraft type reporting.
IC MODIcing: moderate.
RM DURD OVR SEBOGRemarks.
PIREP2216Z (3:16 PM PDT) · 56 NM SE of 7WA5 · 2,100 ft MSL · C208
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PAE UA /OV PAE300002/TM 2216/FL021/TP C208/SK SCT021
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PAE300002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2216Reported at 22:16 UTC.
FL021Altitude: 2,100 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT021Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 7WA5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KORS reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 11 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 76%MVFR 24%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: 11 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 78%MVFR 20%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: 3 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 31

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.

09
52%
27
48%

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Live crosswind meter

7WA5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KORS, 11 nm away.

N09275 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 59° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Stuart Island Airpark (7WA5)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Hangars
Landing fee
Yes
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
IATA
SSW
FAA LID
7WA5
City
Friday Harbor
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
48.6734, -123.1754
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KORS
TAF
Nearest KBLI
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
1h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Stuart Island Airpark (7WA5)

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

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