Walter Sutton's Private Strip (WA79) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 PM PDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSPB), WA79 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Walter Sutton's Private Strip in Amboy, WA, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSPB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Walter Sutton's Private Strip (WA79) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Amboy, WA at a field elevation of 451 ft. WA79 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSPB, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPDX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSPB, 21 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 4,400 ft, broken clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft, temperature 8°C (47°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 6,000 ft.
METAR KSPB 290353Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM FEW044 BKN060 OVC080 08/07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00830067 $
What changed at KSPB (nearest station)?
Since the 0253Z (7:53 PM PDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for WA79
Based on the nearest station (KSPB), WA79 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 6,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately -400 ft (field elevation 451 ft). WA79 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPDX, about 22 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
| W | 2,000 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 3,700 ft → 6,000 ft.
WA79 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WA79
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SEA UA /OV SEA190045/TM 0341/FL180/TP B39M/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 180-120/RM /ZSE
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA190045Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0341Reported at 03:41 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP B39MAircraft type reporting.TA M05Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIME 180-120Icing: moderate rime 18,000–12,000 ft.RM /ZSERemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA180026/TM 0300/FL180/TP B739/TA -10/IC MOD RIME/RM RIME 80-130
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA180026Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0300Reported at 03:00 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TA -10Outside air temperature, °C.IC MOD RIMEIcing: moderate rime.RM RIME 80-130Remarks.Show raw report
OLM UA /OV OLM111013 /TM 0257 /FL180 /TP E75L /TA M24 /WV 24025KT /IC LGT-RIME /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
OLM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OLM111013Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0257Reported at 02:57 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.WV 24025KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.IC LGT-RIMEIcing: light -rime.RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATHRemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA130030/TM 0223/FL080/TP PA31/TA -04/IC TRACE RIME
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEA130030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0223Reported at 02:23 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP PA31Aircraft type reporting.TA -04Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV BTG338018/TM 0203/FL145/TP PC12/SK TOP140/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 100-130/RM /ZSE
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BTG338018Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0203Reported at 02:03 UTC.FL145Altitude: 14,500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP140Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 100-130Icing: light rime 10,000–13,000 ft.RM /ZSERemarks.Show raw report
HIO UA /OV HIO130007/TM 0138/FL024/TP C172/SK OVC024/RM DURD 31L
HIO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV HIO130007Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0138Reported at 01:38 UTC.FL024Altitude: 2,400 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURD 31LRemarks.Show raw report
SEA UA /OV SEA/TM 0050/FL018/TP B739/WV 205/18
SEA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SEALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0050Reported at 00:50 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.WV 205/18Wind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.Show raw report
PDX UA /OV PDX170032/TM 0028/FL075/TP E120/TA M02/TB MOD 075-130/IC LGT RIME 075-130/RM DURD
PDX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PDX170032Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0028Reported at 00:28 UTC.FL075Altitude: 7,500 ft MSL.TP E120Aircraft type reporting.TA M02Outside air temperature, °C.TB MOD 075-130Turbulence: moderate 7,500–13,000 ft.IC LGT RIME 075-130Icing: light rime 7,500–13,000 ft.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WA79
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSPB reported mostly VFR across 29 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WA79
- City
- Amboy
- State
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 451 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.9332, -122.4180
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSPB
- TAF
- Nearest KPDX
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- Next sunset
- 20h 55m
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Pilot PIREPs for Walter Sutton's Private Strip (WA79)
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