Warden Airport (K2S4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:52 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMWH), K2S4 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Warden Airport in Warden, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMWH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Warden Airport (K2S4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Warden, WA at a field elevation of 1,276 ft. K2S4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMWH, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,811 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMWH, 17.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.87 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KMWH 280952Z AUTO 19011KT 10SM BKN110 08/01 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00780011
What changed at KMWH (nearest station)?
Since the 0852Z (1:52 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 11,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for K2S4
Based on the nearest station (KMWH), K2S4 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 1,276 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,811 ft | ASPH-G | 11 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 35 | 2,811 ft | ASPH-G | 11 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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K2S4 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 17/352,811 × 60 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at K2S4Wind
- 17
- 11 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 11 kt tailwind · 1 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 3→11 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → 11,000 ft.
K2S4 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 K2S4
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.
- 35
- 67%
- 17
- 33%
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
K2S4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMWH, 18 nm away.
Wind is 3° off runway 17, 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Crop dusting
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 2S4
- City
- Warden
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,276 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.9654, -119.0660
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,811 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMWH
- TAF
- Nearest KMWH
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 14h 49m
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Pilot PIREPs for Warden Airport (K2S4)
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