Skip to content
Know before you taxi

All Products

Aviation Intelligence

Alerts & Airspace

Free Pilot Tools & Widgets

RC Aviation

Games & Learning

Weather Research & More

Pilot Resources

My Airports

Your shortcuts, saved on this device. Search to add an airport.

No airports saved yet. Add the fields you visit most.

Ask ATIS

Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (W36) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KRNT), W36 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base in Renton, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRNT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (W36) is a seaplane base in Renton, WA. W36 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRNT, about 0 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KBFI.

Ask ATIS AIAsk anything about W36's weather, runways or delays, or search another airport.
VFR
Observed 0553Z (10:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRNT, 0.4 nm away.

Wind
160° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
4,500 ft
Altimeter
29.90"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 43°F / 6°C

Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, broken clouds at 4,500 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.90 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 4,500 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KRNT 280553Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM FEW032 BKN045 OVC055 11/06 A2990 RMK AO2 RAB38E52 SLP131 P0000 60000 T01060061 10128 20106 58006

What changed at KRNT (nearest station)?

Since the 0524Z (10:24 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 0524Z (10:24 PM PDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for W36

Based on the nearest station (KRNT), W36 is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 4,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately -500 ft (field elevation 0 ft). W36 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KBFI, about 4 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

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

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
12FAV8 kt head3 kt right
308 kt tail3 kt left

Open the crosswind calculator to try your own wind and runway numbers →

W36 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 12/30
    5,000 × 200 ft · WATER
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at W36
    Wind
    12
    8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    30
    8 kt tailwind · 3 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
0112206Z14Z05Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling 4,700 ft → 4,500 ft.

W36 weather radar

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

Loading…
Loading radar…

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 W36

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

PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 16 NM SW of W36 · during descent · B738
moderate rime 17,000–8,000 ft icing
Show raw report
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) · 8 NM S of W36 · during descent · B38M
light rime 16,000–9,000 ft icing
Show raw report
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.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 10 NM SW of W36 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0505/FL032/TP B738/SK BKN 032 CLR 060/RM BASES 032 TOPS 060
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0505Reported at 05:05 UTC.
FL032Altitude: 3,200 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 032 CLR 060Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 032 TOPS 060Remarks.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 50 NM NW of W36 · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA300050/TM 0451/FL140/TP KC35/IC MOD RIME 140/RM JAWBN ARR /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA300050Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0451Reported at 04:51 UTC.
FL140Altitude: 14,000 ft MSL.
TP KC35Aircraft type reporting.
IC MOD RIME 140Icing: moderate rime 140.
RM JAWBN ARR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 43 NM SW of W36 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA201038/TM 0432/FL100/TP PC12/TA -05/TB LGT TURB/IC LGT RIME /RM DURD OLM 100-075
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA201038Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0432Reported at 04:32 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TA -05Outside air temperature, °C.
TB LGT TURBTurbulence: light turb.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
RM DURD OLM 100-075Remarks.
PIREP0430Z (9:30 PM PDT) · 10 NM SW of W36 · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA161005/TM 0430/FL025/TP A21N/SK BKN 025 /RM BASES 025
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEA161005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0430Reported at 04:30 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP A21NAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM BASES 025Remarks.
PIREP0409Z (9:09 PM PDT) · 58 NM NW of W36 · 19,000 ft MSL · B738
light rime 19,000–16,000 ft icing
Show raw report
PAE UA /OV CVV255015/TM 0409/FL190/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME 190-160/RM MARNR /ZSE
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV255015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0409Reported at 04:09 UTC.
FL190Altitude: 19,000 ft MSL.
TP B738Aircraft type reporting.
TA M12Outside air temperature, °C.
IC LGT RIME 190-160Icing: light rime 19,000–16,000 ft.
RM MARNR /ZSERemarks.
PIREP0340Z (8:40 PM PDT) · 66 NM NW of W36 · 24,000 ft MSL · B739
Show raw report
NUW UA /OV CVV260025/TM 0340/FL240/TP B739/SK TOPS240-220/RM ZSE
NUW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV CVV260025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0340Reported at 03:40 UTC.
FL240Altitude: 24,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOPS240-220Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM ZSERemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at W36

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRNT reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 46 observations, with 14 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 39%MVFR 48%IFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 4/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 700 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 14

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 9%IFR 1%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 2/13 kt
Max gust: 19 kt
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 6 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 16

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.

30
69%
12
31%

Get W36 weather alerts in Telegram

Stop refreshing aviation weather manually. Track W36 in ATIS Alerts and get notified when a new METAR changes the picture: a category drop, or wind and ceiling moving toward your minimums.

Track W36 free on Telegram

No live weather from W36

Live crosswind meter

W36 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRNT, 0.4 nm away.

N12308 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
3 kt

Wind is 20° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.

Have a weather station at W36? Help us make your field's weather available to every pilot, free. Add your field's wx station →

Water · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (W36)
N ↑

Imagery: USGS The National Map (public domain). Something off? ✏️ Suggest an edit

Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A · Jet A+
Attended
Daily 0700-DUSK local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Oxygen
Bottled, high & low pressure · Bulk, high & low pressure
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Avionics · Beaching gear · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
Seaplane base
FAA LID
W36
City
Renton
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
0 ft
Coordinates
47.4998, -122.2190
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KRNT
TAF
Nearest KBFI
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 36m

Run a flight school, FBO, or club here? Embed W36's live status on your website, free →

Nearby airports

Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.

VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report

RC flying fields nearby

AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.

All RC flying fields →

See all Washington airports →

Pilot PIREPs for Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (W36)

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 Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

⚠️ Pilot PIREPs on ATIS Alerts are community-submitted airport notes for situational awareness only. They are not official FAA PIREPs, NOTAMs, weather briefings, airport advisories, or flight-planning guidance. Always verify with official FAA/NWS sources, airport management, ATC, and current publications.

No Pilot PIREPs have been submitted for W36 yet. Recently flew here? Help the next pilot by leaving a quick airport note.

Pilot PIREPs are community pilot notes for situational awareness only, not official FAA PIREPs or advisories. Verify with official sources. Notes are moderated before they appear; helpful marks and reports help us keep them useful.

⚠️ Not for operational use. Always verify with official FAA-approved preflight weather sources before flight.

Spotted incorrect airport info? ✏️ Suggest an edit

How ATIS Alerts works · All US airports · Washington airports