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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 100153Z 05005KT 10SM BKN070 OVC080 10/08 A3001 RMK AO2 RAE44 SLP167 P0000 T01000078
- Wind
- from 050° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- 770 ft · pressure altitude 1,104 ft
- Observed
- 47 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 02 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 20 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KALW 092320Z 1000/1024 VRB05KT 6SM -RA OVC060 FM100700 16005KT P6SM OVC050 FM101700 19005KT P6SM OVC100
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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
- 1447Z / 0027Z
- 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
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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.