Scott Seaplane Base (K1WA) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOMK), K1WA is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Scott Seaplane Base in Oroville, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOMK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Scott Seaplane Base (K1WA) is a seaplane base in Oroville, WA. K1WA has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOMK, about 31 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (15W, 33W), the longest 10,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOMK, 30.6 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.81 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOMK 280953Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 04/02 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP100 T00390017
What changed at KOMK (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K1WA
Based on the nearest station (KOMK), K1WA is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 915 ft). K1WA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAT, about 99 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15WFAV | 10,000 ft | WAT | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
| 33W | 10,000 ft | WAT | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 2,100 ft → unlimited.
K1WA weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of K1WA
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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PAE UA /OV PAE025035/TM 0705/FL230/TP GL7T/SK TOP230/RM ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PAE025035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0705Reported at 07:05 UTC.FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.TP GL7TAircraft type reporting.SK TOP230Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM ZSERemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K1WA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOMK reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 32 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, 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.
- 15W/33W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 1WA
- City
- Oroville
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 915 ft
- Coordinates
- 48.9722, -119.4394
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 10,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOMK
- TAF
- Nearest KEAT
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 46m
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Pilot PIREPs for Scott Seaplane Base (K1WA)
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