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1WA9 Weather Friday West Airport

Friday Harbor, WashingtonElevation 150 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KFHR · 1 NM SE · 57 min old
Ceiling 6,500 ft, visibility 10 SM, rain.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KFHR
WIND
060@7
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
6,500 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 50° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday light rain likely, high near 57F, low near 42F, 86% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Light Rain Likely 57/42 ESE 12 kt – 86%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 56/40 NNW 4 kt – 13%
Tuesday Partly Sunny then Chance Light Rain 55/38 SSW 7 kt – 86%
Wednesday Light Rain 55/38 SE 5 kt – 86%
Thursday Light Rain Likely 53/37 E 9 kt – 58%
Friday Slight Chance Light Rain then Partly Sunny 53/37 ENE 5 kt – 18%
Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 53 ESE 6 kt – 16%

Source: National Weather Service (office SEW). Forecast issued 1050Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 1WA9. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

15/33
Dimensions
2,100 x 60 ft
Surface
GRAVEL-G
Lighting
Lighted
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
150 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0106Z 6:06 PM
Sunrise
1447Z 7:47 AM
Loggable night
0138Z (6:38 PM local) → 1415Z (7:15 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0106Z (6:06 PM local) → 1447Z (7:47 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0206Z (7:06 PM local) → 1347Z (6:47 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Friday West Airport is in Friday Harbor, Washington. Field elevation 150 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA1WA9
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates48.5299, -123.0474
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

1WA9 traffic patterns

2026-06-19 to 2026-10-19, 22 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Activity trend over 6 days: rising, from 2 to 4 operations per dayOperations trend (6 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jun

FLEET MIX
Piston single 53%Unknown 31%Turboprop 17%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo
›C208 (Turboprop) · ~2 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›C180 (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo
›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

1WA9 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KFHR (1 NM SE, VFR).

KFHR Friday Harbor Airport
1 NM SE
VFR
KORS Orcas Island Airport
12 NM NE
VFR
CYWH Victoria Harbour Seaplane Base
14 NM SW
VFR
CYYJ Victoria International Airport
17 NM NW
VFR
KNUW Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field)
19 NM SE
VFR
KOKH AJ Eisenberg Airport
22 NM SE
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗1WA9 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 1WA9 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 1WA9. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 1WA9 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 1WA9. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 1WA9?
1WA9 sits at 150 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 1WA9?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.