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KALW — Walla Walla Rgnl
Walla Walla, WA · field elevation 1,194 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KALW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KALW 252353Z 26021G33KT 10SM SCT039 BKN100 19/04 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 25036/2342 SLP152 60000 T01890044 10222 20156 53025
- Wind
- from 260° at 21 kt, gusting 33 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 10,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,852 ft · pressure altitude 1,124 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 260° at 21 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | 15 kt head | 15 kt from the right |
| 02 | 15 kt tail | 15 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KALW 252320Z 2600/2624 24021G34KT P6SM SCT150 FM260400 22016G28KT P6SM SCT250 FM260700 19010KT P6SM FEW230
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.09254, -118.28408
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1344Z / 0144Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-1830
- Magnetic variation
- 14°E (2025)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Walla Walla, WA
Airport diagram
Everything else KALW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 6,527 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Tower 0600-1830
- 118.5
- Ground
- 121.6
- CTAF
- 118.5
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 133.15
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KALW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.