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Banas Field (WA16) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 PM PDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KHQM), WA16 is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Banas Field in Brooklyn, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHQM): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Banas Field (WA16) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brooklyn, WA at a field elevation of 180 ft. WA16 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHQM, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHQM.

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MVFR
Observed 0453Z (9:53 PM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHQM, 19.2 nm away.

Wind
220° 11 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
1,800 ft
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
51°F / 11°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 900 ft, broken clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KHQM 280453Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM SCT009 BKN018 OVC050 11/09 A2992 RMK AO2 RAE48 SLP135 P0012 T01060094

What changed at KHQM (nearest station)?

Since the 0444Z (9:44 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain ended (-RA).

Current pilot readout for WA16

Based on the nearest station (KHQM), WA16 is currently MVFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 14. Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 180 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
14FAV6 kt head10 kt right
328 kt tail7 kt left

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WA16 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 14/32
    1,000 × 60 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WA16
    Wind
    14
    6 kt headwind · 10 kt crosswind from right
    32
    8 kt tailwind · 7 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
071405Z15Z04Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→11 kt, ceiling 3,000 ft → 1,800 ft.

WA16 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 WA16

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

PIREP0505Z (10:05 PM PDT) · 60 NM NE of WA16 · 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) · 78 NM N of WA16 · 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) · 28 NM E of WA16 · 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) · 60 NM NE of WA16 · 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) · 90 NM N of WA16 · 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) · 91 NM N of WA16 · 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.
PIREP0330Z (8:30 PM PDT) · 63 NM NE of WA16 · 2,600 ft MSL · B739
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SEA UA /OV SEA/TM 0330/FL026/TP B739/SK BKN026
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SEALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0330Reported at 03:30 UTC.
FL026Altitude: 2,600 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN026Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP0305Z (8:05 PM PDT) · 68 NM NE of WA16 · 300 ft MSL · CL30
low-level wind shear
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BFI UA /OV KBFI315003/TM 0305/FL003/TP CL30/RM LLWS +/- 6 KTS
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KBFI315003Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0305Reported at 03:05 UTC.
FL003Altitude: 300 ft MSL.
TP CL30Aircraft type reporting.
RM LLWS +/- 6 KTSRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WA16

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHQM reported mostly VFR across 36 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the W.

Last 24 hours
VFR 61%MVFR 33%IFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 1,400 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: W
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: VFR → MVFR

Last 7 days
VFR 68%MVFR 20%IFR 5%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 6/15 kt
Max gust: 27 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 31

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.

14
61%
32
39%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0520Z (10:20 PM PDT)

TAF KHQM 280520Z 2806/2906 22010G20KT P6SM -SHRA SCT010 BKN020 OVC050 FM281200 23006KT P6SM OVC050 FM281800 21005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM290500 18006KT P6SM VCSH BKN060

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Live crosswind meter

WA16 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHQM, 19 nm away.

N143211 kt
Headwind
6 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
10 kt

Wind is 60° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Banas Field (WA16)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WA16
City
Brooklyn
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
180 ft
Coordinates
46.7997, -123.5410
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,000 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KHQM
TAF
Nearest KHQM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Next sunset
19h 42m

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Pilot PIREPs for Banas Field (WA16)

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

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