Whiteriver Airport (KE24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 12:15 PM MST, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSOW), KE24 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Whiteriver Airport in Whiteriver, AZ, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSOW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Whiteriver Airport (KE24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Whiteriver, AZ at a field elevation of 5,153 ft. KE24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSOW, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 6,350 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KINW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSOW, 27.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 kt, gusting 22 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSOW 281915Z AUTO 20015G22KT 10SM 19/M01 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at KSOW (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (11:55 AM MST) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 22 kt.
Current pilot readout for KE24
Based on the nearest station (KSOW), KE24 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 15 knots gusting 22, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 6,500 ft (field elevation 5,153 ft). KE24 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KINW, about 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 6,350 ft | ASP | 15 kt head | 3 kt left (g4) |
| 01 | 6,350 ft | ASP | 15 kt tail | 3 kt right (g4) |
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KE24 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 01/196,350 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KE24Wind
- 01
- 15 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 15 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 24 h: wind 13→15 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KE24 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 KE24
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSOW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 24 kt. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 78%
- 01
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
KE24's AWOS-3PT isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KSOW, 27 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Apr-Oct Mon-Fri 0700-1700 local; Nov-Mar Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- WTR
- FAA LID
- E24
- City
- Whiteriver
- State
- Arizona
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 5,153 ft
- Coordinates
- 33.8102, -109.9866
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 6,350 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3PT, not in the national feed (using KSOW)
- TAF
- Nearest KINW
- Time zone
- America/Phoenix
- Sunset in
- 5h 3m
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Pilot PIREPs for Whiteriver Airport (KE24)
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