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Albritton Airport (9WA7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:35 AM PDT, Oct 29, based on the nearest station (KPLU), 9WA7 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling.

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

Albritton Airport (9WA7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Buckley, WA at a field elevation of 530 ft. 9WA7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPLU, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTCM.

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VFR
Observed 1235Z (5:35 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPLU, 9.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,000 ft
Altimeter
30.00"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,500 ft, scattered clouds at 4,200 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.00 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPLU 291235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ FEW035 SCT042 OVC050 06/06 A3000 RMK AO2

What changed at KPLU (nearest station)?

Since the 1215Z (5:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Drizzle began (-DZ).
  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for 9WA7

Based on the nearest station (KPLU), 9WA7 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 530 ft). 9WA7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTCM, about 15 nm away.

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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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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9WA7 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 16/34
    2,000 × 100 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 9WA7
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    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
0122413Z00Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling 2,900 ft → 5,000 ft.

9WA7 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 9WA7

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

PIREP1245Z (5:45 AM PDT) · 100 NM S of 9WA7 · 2,700 ft MSL · A21N
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PDX UA /OV PDX/TM 1245/FL027/TP A21N/SK BKN027
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FL027Altitude: 2,700 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN027Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1221Z (5:21 AM PDT) · 99 NM S of 9WA7 · during descent · B763
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PDX UA /OV PDX280004/TM 1221/FL014/TP B763/SK OVC014-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDX280004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1221Reported at 12:21 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC014-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1144Z (4:44 AM PDT) · 20 NM N of 9WA7 · 3,500 ft MSL · B752
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BFI UA /OV BFI/TM 1144/FL035/TP B752/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1140Z (4:40 AM PDT) · 24 NM N of 9WA7 · during descent · B737
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SEA UA /OV SEA343010/TM 1140/FL40/TP B737/SK BKN040-TOPUNKN/RM DURD ILS RWY 16L
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA343010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.
FL40Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN040-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS RWY 16LRemarks.
PIREP1023Z (3:23 AM PDT) · 11 NM NW of 9WA7 · during climb · B763
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 1023/FL40/TP B763/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC BANGR DEP
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1023Reported at 10:23 UTC.
FL40Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B763Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC BANGR DEPRemarks.
PIREP1010Z (3:10 AM PDT) · 99 NM S of 9WA7 · during descent · B752
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PDX UA /OV PDX280003/TM 1010/FL011/TP B752/SK OVC011-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PDX280003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1010Reported at 10:10 UTC.
FL011Altitude: 1,100 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC011-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP0934Z (2:34 AM PDT) · 11 NM NW of 9WA7 · during climb · B39M
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SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0934/FL035/TP B39M/SK BKN035-TOPUNKN/RM DURC BANGR DEP
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0934Reported at 09:34 UTC.
FL035Altitude: 3,500 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN035-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURC BANGR DEPRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at 9WA7

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPLU reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 93%MVFR 6%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 10%IFR 2%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 21 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 32

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.

16
65%
34
35%

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Live crosswind meter

9WA7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPLU, 9.3 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.

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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 Albritton Airport (9WA7)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
9WA7
City
Buckley
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
530 ft
Coordinates
47.2174, -122.1330
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPLU
TAF
Nearest KTCM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
12h 1m

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Pilot PIREPs for Albritton Airport (9WA7)

Community-submitted

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

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