Triple W Airport (K5W5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHRJ), K5W5 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Triple W Airport in Raleigh, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHRJ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Triple W Airport (K5W5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Raleigh, NC at a field elevation of 243 ft. K5W5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHRJ, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 4,005 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRDU.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHRJ, 14.6 nm away.
Wind from the north (010°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 4,300 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.34 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,300 ft.
METAR KHRJ 281715Z AUTO 01011KT 10SM BKN043 OVC050 22/14 A3034 RMK AO2 T02160138
What changed at KHRJ (nearest station)?
Since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1715Z (1:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K5W5
Based on the nearest station (KHRJ), K5W5 is currently VFR with winds from 010° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 34. Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 243 ft). K5W5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRDU, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34FAV | 4,005 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 16 | 4,005 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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K5W5 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 16/344,005 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K5W5Wind
- 16
- 9 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
- 34
- 9 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
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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 9→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 4,300 ft.
K5W5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 K5W5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHRJ reported mostly VFR across 69 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
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.
- 34
- 75%
- 16
- 25%
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Live crosswind meter
K5W5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHRJ, 15 nm away.
Wind is 36° off runway 34, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 16/34 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
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5W5
- City
- Raleigh
- State
- North Carolina
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 243 ft
- Coordinates
- 35.6203, -78.7003
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,005 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHRJ
- TAF
- Nearest KRDU
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- Sunset in
- 4h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Triple W Airport (K5W5)
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