Flying 'O' Airport (3WI4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:54 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KAUW), 3WI4 is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying 'O' Airport in Wausau, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KAUW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying 'O' Airport (3WI4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Wausau, WI at a field elevation of 1,320 ft. 3WI4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KAUW, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAUW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KAUW, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 4 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).
METAR KAUW 281154Z AUTO 10004KT 5SM BR CLR 09/09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP206 60001 70001 T00940089 10122 20094 58000
What changed at KAUW (nearest station)?
Since the 1054Z (5:54 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from VFR to MVFR.
- Visibility dropped from 9 SM to 5 SM.
- Mist began (BR).
Current pilot readout for 3WI4
Based on the nearest station (KAUW), 3WI4 is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 4 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,320 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 27 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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3WI4 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 09/272,400 × 75 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3WI4Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 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 23 h: wind 10→4 kt, ceiling 700 ft → unlimited.
3WI4 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3WI4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KAUW reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 28 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 700 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 09
- 52%
- 27
- 48%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1121Z (6:21 AM CDT)
TAF KAUW 281121Z 2812/2912 16005KT P6SM SCT012 BKN080 FM281500 18009G16KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM290000 17011G21KT P6SM BKN035 BKN050 WS020/20035KT FM290200 18012G21KT P6SM -SHRA BKN025 WS020/21050KT TEMPO 2902/2904 4SM -TSRA SCT015 OVC025CB FM290500 23012G21KT P6SM -SHRA OVC017 WS020/23050KT FM290800 28010G17KT 6SM BR SCT020
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Live crosswind meter
3WI4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KAUW, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 09, 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
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3WI4
- City
- Wausau
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,320 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.9236, -89.4023
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KAUW
- TAF
- Nearest KAUW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 10h 46m
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