Christensen Field (8WA6) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 8WA6 right now.
Aviation weather near Christensen Field in Royal City, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Christensen Field (8WA6) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Royal City, WA at a field elevation of 1,150 ft. 8WA6 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWH, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMWH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWH, 20.5 nm away.
What changed at KMWH (nearest station)?
Since the 0952Z (2:52 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind shifted from 190° to 130° (60°).
Current pilot readout for 8WA6
A current METAR is not available for 8WA6 right now. The nearest reporting station is KMWH. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 | 2,500 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 25 | 2,500 ft | ASPH | - | - |
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8WA6 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 07/252,500 × 22 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8WA6Wind
- 07
- no steady wind
- 25
- no steady wind
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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 23 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,000 ft.
8WA6 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 8WA6
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 8WA6
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMWH reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 36 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 25
- 52%
- 07
- 48%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0538Z (10:38 PM PDT)
TAF KMWH 280538Z 2806/2906 22009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM280900 19009G15KT P6SM BKN060 OVC100 PROB30 2811/2815 -SHRA FM281700 20010G17KT P6SM SCT070 BKN120 FM290100 22007KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
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Live crosswind meter
8WA6 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWH, 21 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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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
- 8WA6
- City
- Royal City
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,150 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.9207, -119.5900
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMWH
- TAF
- Nearest KMWH
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 44m
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Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Christensen Field (8WA6)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Christensen Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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