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Chinook Farms Airport (WA37) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 9:53 AM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KELN), WA37 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Chinook Farms Airport in Ellensburg, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KELN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Chinook Farms Airport (WA37) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ellensburg, WA at a field elevation of 1,880 ft. WA37 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KELN, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (16/34), the longest 800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KYKM.

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VFR
Observed 1653Z (9:53 AM PDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KELN, 8.3 nm away.

Wind
Calm
Visibility
8 sm
Ceiling
3,600 ft
Altimeter
29.92"
Temp / Dew
39°F / 4°C
dew 37°F / 3°C

Wind calm, visibility 8 statute miles, broken clouds at 3,600 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft, temperature 4°C (39°F), altimeter 29.92 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,600 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KELN 281653Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM -RA BKN036 OVC047 04/03 A2992 RMK AO2 RAB33 SLP143 P0001 T00390028

What changed at KELN (nearest station)?

Since the 1553Z (8:53 AM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Rain began (-RA).
  • Ceiling moved from 7,000 ft to 3,600 ft.
  • Pressure rising: altimeter 29.90 → 29.92 inHg.

Current pilot readout for WA37

Based on the nearest station (KELN), WA37 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 8 statute miles, and a 3,600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 1,000 ft (field elevation 1,880 ft). WA37 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KYKM, about 21 nm away.

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Runway wind check

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

Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
16--
34--

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WA37 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 16/34
    800 × 40 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WA37
    Wind
    16
    no steady wind
    34
    no steady wind
    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
0153017Z06Z16Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → 3,600 ft.

WA37 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 WA37

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

PIREP1716Z (10:16 AM PDT) · 20 NM S of WA37 · during descent · C208
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YKM UA /OV YKM/TM 1716/FLDURD/TP C208/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN FINAL RY27
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1716Reported at 17:16 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH ALL THE WAY DOWN F…Remarks.
PIREP1715Z (10:15 AM PDT) · 96 NM NW of WA37 · 1,200 ft MSL · C172
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PAE UA /OV KPAE/TM 1715/FL012/TP C172/SK BKN012
PAE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KPAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1715Reported at 17:15 UTC.
FL012Altitude: 1,200 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN012Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1702Z (10:02 AM PDT) · 57 NM SE of WA37 · 4,000 ft MSL · E75L
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PSC UA /OV PSC310010/TM 1702/FL040/TP E75L/TB NEG/RM DURD FL040-SFC
PSC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PSC310010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM DURD FL040-SFCRemarks.
PIREP1655Z (9:55 AM PDT) · 84 NM NW of WA37 · during climb · C162
light chop 200–800 ft turbulence
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BFI UA /OV BFI135001/TM 1655/FL010/TP C162/TB LGT CHOP 002-008/RM DURC
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI135001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1655Reported at 16:55 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP C162Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP 002-008Turbulence: light chop 200–800 ft.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1649Z (9:49 AM PDT) · 89 NM NW of WA37 · during descent · PC12
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BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 1649/FL014/TP PC12/SK BKN015/RM DURD ILS R14R
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1649Reported at 16:49 UTC.
FL014Altitude: 1,400 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS R14RRemarks.
PIREP1635Z (9:35 AM PDT) · 70 NM E of WA37 · 8,000 ft MSL · C208
occasional light mixed icing
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MWH UA /OV MWH090025/TM 1635/FL080/TP C208/SK OCNL IMC/TA M06/IC OCNL LGT MIXED
MWH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MWH090025Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.
FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OCNL IMCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M06Outside air temperature, °C.
IC OCNL LGT MIXEDIcing: occasional light mixed.
PIREP1633Z (9:33 AM PDT) · 22 NM S of WA37 · 2,300 ft MSL · C408
light blo 040 turbulence
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YKM UA /OV YKM090004/TM 1633/FL023/TP C408/TB LGT BLO 040
YKM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV YKM090004Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1633Reported at 16:33 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP C408Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGT BLO 040Turbulence: light blo 040.
PIREP1617Z (9:17 AM PDT) · 89 NM NW of WA37 · during descent · GLEX
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BFI UA /OV BFI315005/TM 1617/FL015/TP GLEX/SK BKN015/RM DURD ILS R14R
BFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BFI315005Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1617Reported at 16:17 UTC.
FL015Altitude: 1,500 ft MSL.
TP GLEXAircraft type reporting.
SK BKN015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURD ILS R14RRemarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WA37

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KELN reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 26 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NW.

Last 24 hours
VFR 92%MVFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 7/19 kt
Max gust: 26 kt
Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 96%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 6/25 kt
Max gust: 34 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NW
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

34
86%
16
14%

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Live crosswind meter

WA37 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KELN, 8.3 nm away.

N1634wind calm / variable

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Turf · 800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Chinook Farms Airport (WA37)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
24 hours
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WA37
City
Ellensburg
State
Washington
Country
United States
Elevation
1,880 ft
Coordinates
46.9107, -120.4368
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KELN
TAF
Nearest KYKM
Time zone
America/Los_Angeles
Sunset in
7h 21m

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Pilot PIREPs for Chinook Farms Airport (WA37)

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 Chinook Farms Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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