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50WA Weather Hartley Airport

Chehalis, WashingtonElevation 400 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KCLS · 4 NM N · 14 min old
Ceiling 4,400 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KCLS
WIND
220@4
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
4,400 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 calm, temperature 2.22C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday rain, high near 55F, low near 41F, 97% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Rain 55/41 SSE 8 kt – 97%
Monday Chance Light Rain 58/38 ESE 3 kt – 37%
Tuesday Chance Light Rain 57/37 SW 3 kt – 85%
Wednesday Showers And Thunderstorms 53/34 S 8 kt – 96% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Thursday Light Rain 52/32 S 6 kt – 79%
Friday Slight Chance Light Rain 53/30 ESE 1 kt – 20%
Saturday Partly Sunny 55 ENE 1 kt – 14%

Source: National Weather Service (office SEW). Forecast issued 1048Z.

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 50WA. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

NW/SE
Dimensions
800 x 50 ft
Surface
TURF
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
400 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
0109Z 6:09 PM
Sunrise
1443Z 7:43 AM
Loggable night
0140Z (6:40 PM local) → 1412Z (7:12 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
0109Z (6:09 PM local) → 1443Z (7:43 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
0209Z (7:09 PM local) → 1343Z (6:43 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

Hartley Airport is in Chehalis, Washington. Field elevation 400 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA50WA
RegionWashington
CountryUnited States
Coordinates46.6198, -122.9650
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

50WA traffic patterns

2026-07-31 to 2026-07-31, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H500 (Helicopter) · ~0 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

50WA has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KCLS (4 NM N, VFR).

KCLS Chehalis Centralia Airport
4 NM N
VFR
KOLM Olympia Regional Airport
21 NM N
IFR
KKLS Southwest Washington Regional Airport
30 NM S
VFR
KGRF Gray Army Air Field
32 NM NE
VFR
KTCM McChord Air Force Base
37 NM NE
VFR
KSHN Sanderson Field
38 NM N
MVFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗50WA on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 50WA have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 50WA. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 50WA have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 50WA. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 50WA?
50WA sits at 400 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 50WA?
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.