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Anderson Field (KS97) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOMK), KS97 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Anderson Field in Brewster, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOMK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Anderson Field (KS97) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brewster, WA at a field elevation of 919 ft. KS97 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOMK, about 23 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 4,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KEAT.

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VFR
Observed 1253Z (5:53 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOMK, 23.1 nm away.

Wind
200° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
5,500 ft
Altimeter
29.83"
Temp / Dew
43°F / 6°C
feels like 37°F

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 29.83 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 5,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KOMK 281253Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM BKN055 OVC075 06/03 A2983 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP106 P0000 T00610028

What changed at KOMK (nearest station)?

Since the 1153Z (4:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for KS97

Based on the nearest station (KOMK), KS97 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 5,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 919 ft). KS97 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KEAT, about 47 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
25FAV4 kt head8 kt left
074 kt tail8 kt right

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KS97 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 07/25
    4,000 × 60 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KS97
    Wind
    07
    4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    25
    4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    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
0102113Z22Z12Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling 2,200 ft → 5,500 ft.

KS97 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 KS97

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

PIREP1245Z (5:45 AM PDT) · 79 NM W of KS97 · during descent · B739
moderate turbulence
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA020040/TM 1245/FL140/TP B739/TB MOD/RM DURD 140-100 GLASR ARRIVAL
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA020040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1245Reported at 12:45 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB MODTurbulence: moderate.
RM DURD 140-100 GLASR ARRIVA…Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at KS97

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOMK reported mostly VFR across 31 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.

Last 24 hours
VFR 68%MVFR 29%LIFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 93%MVFR 7%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/24 kt
Max gust: 35 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 10 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

07
51%
25
49%

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Live crosswind meter

KS97 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOMK, 23 nm away.

N25079 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
8 kt

Wind is 67° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 4,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Anderson Field (KS97) with runway 07/25 marked
N ↑

Runway 07/25 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 · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
S97
City
Brewster
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
919 ft
Coordinates
48.1049, -119.7210
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
4,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOMK
TAF
Nearest KEAT
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
11h 30m

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Pilot PIREPs for Anderson Field (KS97)

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 Anderson Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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