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Apex Airpark (WA05) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 10:56 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPWT), WA05 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Apex Airpark in Silverdale, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPWT): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Apex Airpark (WA05) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Silverdale, WA at a field elevation of 525 ft. WA05 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPWT, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,491 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPWT.

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MVFR
Observed 0556Z (10:56 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPWT, 10.1 nm away.

Wind
190° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,000 ft
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
47°F / 8°C
feels like 43°F

Wind from the south (190°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KPWT 280556Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM OVC010 08/08 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB00E49 CIG 007V013 SLP123 P0000 60000 T00830078 10117 20083 58009 $

What changed at KPWT (nearest station)?

Since the 0516Z (10:16 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for WA05

Based on the nearest station (KPWT), WA05 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 525 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
17FAV8 kt head0 kt
358 kt tail0 kt

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WA05 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 17/35
    2,491 × 28 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WA05
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
    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
0163106Z15Z05Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → 1,000 ft.

WA05 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 WA05

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

PIREP0522Z (10:22 PM PDT) · 24 NM SE of WA05 · 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) · 29 NM SE of WA05 · 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.
PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 25 NM SE of WA05 · 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.
PIREP0451Z (9:51 PM PDT) · 29 NM NW of WA05 · 14,000 ft MSL · KC35
moderate rime 140 icing
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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 S of WA05 · 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) · 25 NM SE of WA05 · 2,500 ft MSL · A21N
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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) · 39 NM N of WA05 · 19,000 ft MSL · B738
light rime 19,000–16,000 ft icing
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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) · 46 NM NW of WA05 · 24,000 ft MSL · B739
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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 WA05

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPWT reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 64 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 27 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the SW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 16%MVFR 20%IFR 6%LIFR 58%
Wind avg/max: 4/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 78%MVFR 15%IFR 2%LIFR 5%
Wind avg/max: 2/17 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SW
Category changes: 28

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

35
67%
17
33%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KPWT 280520Z 2806/2906 19010G20KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM281200 21008G16KT P6SM -RA OVC020 FM281800 21008KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM290000 21007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM290500 20006KT P6SM VCSH BKN045

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Live crosswind meter

WA05 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPWT, 10 nm away.

N17358 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind
0 kt

Wind is 3° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,491 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Apex Airpark (WA05) with runway 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Daily 1000-1900 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Runway lights
Sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
8W5
City
Silverdale
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
525 ft
Coordinates
47.6568, -122.7330
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,491 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPWT
TAF
Nearest KPWT
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
18h 55m

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Pilot PIREPs for Apex Airpark (WA05)

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

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