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Easton State Airport (KESW) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KELN), KESW is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Easton State Airport in Easton, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KELN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Easton State Airport (KESW) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Easton, WA at a field elevation of 2,226 ft. KESW has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KELN, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,640 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAT.

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VFR
Observed 0953Z (2:53 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KELN, 29.9 nm away.

Wind
040° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
8,500 ft
Altimeter
29.86"
Temp / Dew
35°F / 2°C
feels like 28°F

Wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 2°C (35°F), altimeter 29.86 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KELN 280953Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM BKN085 OVC110 02/M01 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP119 T00171006

What changed at KELN (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 KESW

Based on the nearest station (KELN), KESW is currently VFR with winds from 040° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 2,226 ft). KESW does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAT, about 41 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV2 kt head8 kt left
272 kt tail8 kt right

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KESW 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,640 × 100 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KESW
    Wind
    09
    2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    27
    2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0153010Z15Z09Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → 8,500 ft.

KESW weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KESW

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0919Z (2:19 AM PDT) · 68 NM NW of KESW · 9,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate rime icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA325031/TM 0919/FL90/TP B737/TA M8/IC MOD RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA325031Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0919Reported at 09:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TA M8Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.
PIREP0713Z (12:13 AM PDT) · 73 NM W of KESW · during climb · B738
light chop turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA285027/TM 0713/FL180/TP B738/SK TOP180/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA285027Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0713Reported at 07:13 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP180Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0705Z (12:05 AM PDT) · 67 NM N of KESW · 23,000 ft MSL · GL7T
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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.
PIREP0632Z (11:32 PM PDT) · 16 NM NW of KESW · during climb · A21N
light rime 7,000–18,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA070035/TM 0632/FL200/TP A21N/TA M03/TB NEG/IC LGT RIME 070-180/RM DURC-ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA070035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0632Reported at 06:32 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC LGT RIME 070-180Icing: light rime 7,000–18,000 ft.
RM DURC-ZSERemarks.
PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 78 NM SW of KESW · 14,000 ft MSL · E75L
light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft turbulence
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PDX UA /OV BTG005030/TM 0625/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140/RM ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BTG005030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0625Reported at 06:25 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT-MOD CHOP 190-140Turbulence: light to moderate chop 19,000–14,000 ft.
RM ZSERemarks.
PIREP0619Z (11:19 PM PDT) · 52 NM W of KESW · 9,000 ft MSL · E75L
lt rime turbulence
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SEA UA /OV SEA210008/TM 0619/FL90/TP E75L/SK BASES 50 TOPS 100/TB LT RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA210008Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0619Reported at 06:19 UTC.
FL90Altitude: hundreds of feet MSL. UNKN = unknown; DURC/DURD = during climb/descent.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
SK BASES 50 TOPS 100Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB LT RIMETurbulence: lt rime.
PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 52 NM W of KESW · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA198011/TM 0522/FL110/TP B738/TA M9/IC MOD RIME 170-080/RM DURD HAWKZ
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA198011Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0522Reported at 05:22 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M9Outside air temperature, °C.
IC MOD RIME 170-080Icing: moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft.
RM DURD HAWKZRemarks.
PIREP0520Z (10:20 PM PDT) · 41 NM W of KESW · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
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SEA UA /OV SEA110007/TM 0520/FL110/TP B38M/TA M1/IC LGT RIME 160-090/RM DURD CHINS
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA110007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0520Reported at 05:20 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TA M1Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 160-090Icing: light rime 16,000–9,000 ft.
RM DURD CHINSRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KESW

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KELN reported a mix of conditions, most often VFR across 53 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 100 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 46%MVFR 6%IFR 8%LIFR 40%
Wind avg/max: 4/19 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/25 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
72%
09
28%

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Live crosswind meter

KESW has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KELN, 30 nm away.

N09278 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 78° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,640 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Easton State Airport (KESW) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KESW
IATA
ESW
FAA LID
ESW
City
Easton
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
2,226 ft
Coordinates
47.2542, -121.1860
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,640 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KELN
TAF
Nearest KEAT
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
14h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Easton State Airport (KESW)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Easton State Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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