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Mansfield Airport (8W3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:15 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K3W7), 8W3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Mansfield Airport in Mansfield, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K3W7): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Mansfield Airport (8W3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mansfield, WA at a field elevation of 2,272 ft. 8W3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K3W7, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (03/21), the longest 2,575 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAT.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (12:15 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K3W7, 23.3 nm away.

Wind
200° 15 kt
gusting 21 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 41°F / 5°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 kt, gusting 21 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K3W7 281915Z AUTO 20015G21KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2988 RMK AO2

What changed at K3W7 (nearest station)?

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

  • Gusts began, now gusting 21 kt.
  • Wind speed up from 10 to 15 kt.

Current pilot readout for 8W3

Based on the nearest station (K3W7), 8W3 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots gusting 21, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 2,400 ft (field elevation 2,272 ft). 8W3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAT, about 34 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
21FAV13 kt head8 kt left (g11)
0313 kt tail8 kt right (g11)

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8W3 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 03/21
    2,575 × 46 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 8W3
    Wind
    03
    13 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    21
    13 kt headwind · 8 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
0122419Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→15 kt, ceiling 1,500 ft → unlimited.

8W3 weather radar

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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 8W3

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

PIREP1900Z (12:00 PM PDT) · 83 NM SW of 8W3 · during descent · C550
light to moderate 3,000–8,000 ft turbulence
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YKM UA /OV KYKM /TM 1900/FL080/TP C550/TB LGT-MOD 030-080/RM DURD
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KYKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1900Reported at 19:00 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD 030-080Turbulence: light to moderate 3,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1854Z (11:54 AM PDT) · 94 NM E of 8W3 · 3,700 ft MSL · PC12
moderate rime 080 icing
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SFF UA /OV SFF/TM 1854/FL037/TP PC12/SK SCT037-TOP150/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 080
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SFFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK SCT037-TOP150Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 080Icing: moderate rime 080.
PIREP1835Z (11:35 AM PDT) · 90 NM E of 8W3 · 3,500 ft MSL · PC12
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GEG UA /OV GEG090007/TM 1835/FL035/TP PC12/SK BASES 035 TOPS 080
GEG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GEG090007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1835Reported at 18:35 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 035 TOPS 080Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1732Z (10:32 AM PDT) · 94 NM E of 8W3 · during descent · PC12
light chop turbulencelight mix icing
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SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1732/FL037/TP PC12/SK OVC037-TOPUNKN/TA 00/TB LGT CHOP/IC LGT MIX
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1732Reported at 17:32 UTC.
FL037Altitude: 3,700 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC037-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 00Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC LGT MIXIcing: light mix.
PIREP1716Z (10:16 AM PDT) · 81 NM SW of 8W3 · during descent · C208
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YKM UA /OV YKM/TM 1716/FLDURD/TP C208/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN FINAL RY27
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1716Reported at 17:16 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN F…Remarks.
PIREP1702Z (10:02 AM PDT) · 86 NM S of 8W3 · 4,000 ft MSL · E75L
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PSC UA /OV PSC310010/TM 1702/FL040/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM DURD FL040-SFC
PSC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSC310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURD FL040-SFCRemarks.
PIREP1642Z (9:42 AM PDT) · 94 NM E of 8W3 · during descent · PC12
light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft icing
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SFF UA /OV ILS RWY 22R/TM 1642/FL049/TP PC12/SK OVC049-TOP180-220/TA M03 049-080/IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME 080-190
SFF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ILS RWY 22RLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1642Reported at 16:42 UTC.
FL049Altitude: 4,900 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC049-TOP180-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M03 049-080Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT CLR 049-080/LGT RIME …Icing: light clear 4,900–8,000 ft/lgt rime 8,000–19,000 ft.
PIREP1635Z (9:35 AM PDT) · 57 NM SE of 8W3 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light mixed icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1635/FL080/TP C208/SK OCNL IMC/TA M06/IC OCNL LGT MIXED
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OCNL IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC OCNL LGT MIXEDIcing: occasional light mixed.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 8W3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K3W7 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 11 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 81%MVFR 19%
Wind avg/max: 4/15 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 85%MVFR 13%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/25 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 18

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.

03
55%
21
45%

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Live crosswind meter

8W3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K3W7, 23 nm away.

N210315 kt
Headwind
13 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
18 kt
Crosswind in gusts
11 kt

Wind is 32° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,575 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Mansfield Airport (8W3) with runway 03/21 marked
N ↑

Runway 03/21 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
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8W3
City
Mansfield
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
2,272 ft
Coordinates
47.8092, -119.6372
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,575 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K3W7
TAF
Nearest KEAT
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
5h 19m

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Pilot PIREPs for Mansfield Airport (8W3)

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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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