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Sunnyside Municipal Airport (K1S5) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 1:55 AM PDT, Oct 28, K1S5 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Sunnyside Municipal Airport in Sunnyside, WA, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Sunnyside Municipal Airport (K1S5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sunnyside, WA at a field elevation of 768 ft. K1S5 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,425 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 0855Z (1:55 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
070° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.94"
Temp / Dew
37°F / 3°C
feels like 32°F

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 3°C (37°F), altimeter 29.94 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K1S5 280855Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A2994 RMK AO2 T00280004

What changed at K1S5?

Since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0835Z (1:35 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K1S5

K1S5 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (07). Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 768 ft). K1S5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KYKM, about 28 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
07FAV5 kt head2 kt left
255 kt tail2 kt right

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K1S5 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 07/25
    3,425 × 60 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K1S5
    Wind
    07
    5 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    25
    5 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
0132609Z21Z08Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K1S5 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 K1S5

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

PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 90 NM NW of K1S5 · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
Show raw report
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.
PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 96 NM W of K1S5 · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0330Z (8:30 PM PDT) · 31 NM SW of K1S5 · 38,000 ft MSL · B38M
Show raw report
YKM UA /OV YKM165035/TM 0330/FL380/TP B38M/RM MTW +/-15KTS ZSE
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKM165035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0330Reported at 03:30 UTC.
FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
RM MTW +/-15KTS ZSERemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at K1S5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K1S5 reported mostly VFR across 68 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/16 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 6%IFR 3%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 22 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 26

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

25
59%
07
41%

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Live K1S5 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K1S5's own weather station.

N07255 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 3,425 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Sunnyside Municipal Airport (K1S5) with runway 07/25 marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Fuel
100LL
Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Crop dusting
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K1S5
FAA LID
1S5
City
Sunnyside
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
768 ft
Coordinates
46.3271, -119.9700
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,425 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KYKM
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
15h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Sunnyside Municipal Airport (K1S5)

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 Sunnyside Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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