Westerly State Airport
WST · KWST · Westerly, Rhode Island · Washington County · map
Westerly State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Rhode Island Airport Corporation, 2 miles southeast of Westerly, Rhode Island, 81 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 4,010 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KWST · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind variable at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.02 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KWST 062053Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 16/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T01560006 56005
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA WST · ICAO KWST
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Rhode Island Airport Corporation
- Elevation
- 81 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- June to September, Sunday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; October to May, Sunday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1939
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,010 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,960 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), trees 117 ft high 2,200 ft from the end
- Runway 25: VASI, two boxes on the left, trees 48 ft high 1,100 ft from the end
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 17 ft high 380 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 750 ft, trees 33 ft high 425 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach South of orw | 119.45 | |
| Woodstock and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.85 | |
| Wst and automated weather (ASOS) | 132.375 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 401-596-9543.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Westerly from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Westerly, Rhode Island: 19 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Rhode Island.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport existed prior to 1959.
- Dusk to dawn. Activate malsf runway 07; runway end identifier lights runway 25, 14 and 32; PAPI runway 7, 14 and 32, VASI runway 25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 and 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for commercial and NON-RHODE Island registered aircraft.
- Self service 100LL fuel available 24 hours.
- Available at dooney aviation.
- +10 feet trees, 100 feet from threshold, 110 feet L; +10 feet trees, 100 feet from threshold, 120 feet R.
- +10 feet trees, 170 feet - 200 feet from threshold, 180 feet L.
- +20 feet trees, 200 feet from threshold, 125 feet L.
- Temporary dthr 375 feet.
- Temporary dthr 595 feet.
- PAPI out of service.
- PAPI out of service.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.