Chewelah Municipal Airport (K1S9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K63S), K1S9 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Chewelah Municipal Airport in Chewelah, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K63S): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Chewelah Municipal Airport (K1S9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Chewelah, WA at a field elevation of 2,084 ft. K1S9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K63S, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 3,537 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K63S, 14.9 nm away.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,800 ft, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,500 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.84 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,800 ft.
METAR K63S 280935Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM BKN048 BKN055 BKN065 06/04 A2984 RMK A01
What changed at K63S (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (2:15 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (2:15 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K1S9
Based on the nearest station (K63S), K1S9 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (35). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 2,084 ft). K1S9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSFF, about 42 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35FAV | 3,537 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 17 | 3,537 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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K1S9 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 17/353,537 × 48 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K1S9Wind
- 17
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → 4,800 ft.
K1S9 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K1S9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K63S reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 61 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 35
- 70%
- 17
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
K1S9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K63S, 15 nm away.
Wind is 80° off runway 35, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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 · Jet A
- Attended
- Unattended
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1S9
- City
- Chewelah
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 2,084 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.3141, -117.7430
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,537 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K63S
- TAF
- Nearest KSFF
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 41m
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Pilot PIREPs for Chewelah Municipal Airport (K1S9)
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