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46WA Weather Don Williams Private Heliport

Yakima, WashingtonElevation 1,560 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KYKM · 4 NM SE · 54 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KYKM
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 290° at 5 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 2C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday patchy frost then mostly cloudy, high near 55F, low near 38F, 24% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Patchy Frost then Mostly Cloudy 55/38 NE 4 kt – 24%
Monday Slight Chance Rain Showers 55/37 S 3 kt – 23%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 57/35 W 6 kt – 12%
Wednesday Slight Chance Rain Showers 53/30 S 5 kt – 24%
Thursday Chance Rain Showers 49/29 SE 3 kt – 30%
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 48/28 NE 2 kt – 19%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny 49 SE 2 kt – 19%

Source: National Weather Service (office PDT). Forecast issued 1047Z.

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 46WA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
70 x 60 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,560 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0100Z 6:00 PM
Sunrise
1433Z 7:33 AM
Loggable night
0131Z (6:31 PM local) → 1402Z (7:02 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0100Z (6:00 PM local) → 1433Z (7:33 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0200Z (7:00 PM local) → 1333Z (6:33 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

Don Williams Private Heliport is in Yakima, Washington. Field elevation 1,560 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA46WA
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.6090, -120.6140
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

46WA traffic patterns

2026-09-27 to 2026-09-27, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
2
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›M20P (Piston single) · ~2 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

46WA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KYKM (4 NM SE, VFR).

KYKM Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field
4 NM SE
VFR
KELN Bowers Field
26 NM N
VFR
KEAT Pangborn Memorial Airport
50 NM N
VFR
KRLD Richland Airport
57 NM E
VFR
KEPH Ephrata Municipal Airport
62 NM NE
VFR
KDLS Columbia Gorge Regional Airport
64 NM S
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗46WA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 46WA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 46WA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 46WA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 46WA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 46WA?
46WA sits at 1,560 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 46WA?
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.