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Fly For Fun Airport (W56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPDX), W56 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Fly For Fun Airport in Vancouver, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPDX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Fly For Fun Airport (W56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Vancouver, WA at a field elevation of 297 ft. W56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPDX, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 2,434 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPDX.

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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 KPDX, 6.7 nm away.

Wind
200° 17 kt
gusting 26 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
6,000 ft
Altimeter
29.98"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 44°F

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 17 kt, gusting 26 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 1,500 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 29.98 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPDX 280953Z 20017G26KT 10SM FEW015 BKN060 10/08 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 21028/0937 RAB0859E31 SLP151 P0000 T01000078 $

What changed at KPDX (nearest station)?

Since the 0853Z (1:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
  • Ceiling lifted from 3,000 ft to 6,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for W56

Based on the nearest station (KPDX), W56 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 17 knots gusting 26, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (25). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 297 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
25FAV6 kt head16 kt left (g24)
076 kt tail16 kt right (g24)

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W56 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
    2,434 × 50 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at W56
    Wind
    07
    6 kt tailwind · 16 kt crosswind from right
    25
    6 kt headwind · 16 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
0153010Z21Z09Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→17 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → 6,000 ft.

W56 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 W56

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

PIREP0625Z (11:25 PM PDT) · 32 NM N of W56 · 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) · 100 NM N of W56 · 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) · 96 NM N of W56 · 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.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 100 NM N of W56 · 3,200 ft MSL · B738
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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.
PIREP0432Z (9:32 PM PDT) · 77 NM N of W56 · during descent · PC12
light turb turbulencelight rime icing
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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) · 100 NM N of W56 · 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.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at W56

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPDX reported mostly VFR across 28 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 79%MVFR 18%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 16%IFR 2%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 5/17 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 24

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.

25
69%
07
31%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0849Z (1:49 AM PDT)

TAF KPDX 280849Z 2809/2906 18010KT P6SM -SHRA FEW015 BKN030 BKN090 TEMPO 2809/2812 5SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM281200 21008KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 OVC035 FM281800 23007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050

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Live crosswind meter

W56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPDX, 6.7 nm away.

N250717 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
16 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
24 kt

Wind is 69° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,434 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Fly For Fun Airport (W56) 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
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
W56
City
Vancouver
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
297 ft
Coordinates
45.6873, -122.5220
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,434 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPDX
TAF
Nearest KPDX
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
14h 52m

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Pilot PIREPs for Fly For Fun Airport (W56)

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

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