Northport Airport (38WI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPCZ), 38WI is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Northport Airport in Royalton, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPCZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Northport Airport (38WI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Royalton, WI at a field elevation of 800 ft. 38WI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPCZ, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 2,270 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPCZ, 7.9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 11,000 ft, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 11,000 ft.
METAR KPCZ 281935Z AUTO 15008KT 10SM OVC110 22/10 A3007 RMK AO2 T02210101
What changed at KPCZ (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 38WI
Based on the nearest station (KPCZ), 38WI is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 11,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 800 ft). 38WI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRB, about 32 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,270 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 02 | 2,270 ft | TURF-G | 7 kt tail | 4 kt right |
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38WI runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 02/202,270 × 165 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 38WIWind
- 02
- 7 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling 5,500 ft → 11,000 ft.
38WI weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 38WI
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CWA UA /OV CWA/TM 1635/FL080/TP E170/SK BASE 080 TOP 090/TA 1/IC NEG
CWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 080 TOP 090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 1Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 38WI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPCZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 8 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 55%
- 02
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
38WI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPCZ, 7.9 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0700-1700 local
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 38WI
- City
- Royalton
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3886, -88.8526
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,270 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPCZ
- TAF
- Nearest KGRB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 10m
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Pilot PIREPs for Northport Airport (38WI)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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