Lower Monumental State Airport (W09) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KALW), W09 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lower Monumental State Airport in Kahlotus, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KALW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lower Monumental State Airport (W09) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kahlotus, WA at a field elevation of 813 ft. W09 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KALW, about 29 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KALW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KALW, 29.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 29.96 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KALW 281053Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW050 08/01 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP148 T00780011
What changed at KALW (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (2:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 200° to 150°.
Current pilot readout for W09
Based on the nearest station (KALW), W09 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 813 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 3,300 ft | GRAVEL-G | 3 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 01 | 3,300 ft | GRAVEL-G | 3 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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W09 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 01/193,300 × 50 ft · GRAVEL-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at W09Wind
- 01
- 3 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 3 kt headwind · 5 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 7→6 kt, ceiling 4,100 ft → unlimited.
W09 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 W09
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KALW reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 25 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 19
- 72%
- 01
- 28%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)
TAF KALW 280520Z 2806/2906 20010G14KT 6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC050 FM281200 19010G15KT 6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC050 FM290000 17011KT P6SM BKN050
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Live crosswind meter
W09 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KALW, 29 nm away.
Wind is 59° 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
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- W09
- City
- Kahlotus
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 813 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.5504, -118.5360
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KALW
- TAF
- Nearest KALW
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 13h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lower Monumental State Airport (W09)
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