Old Dairy Airport (3WN2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4R5), 3WN2 is currently MVFR with winds from 260° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,600 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Old Dairy Airport in Washburn, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4R5): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Old Dairy Airport (3WN2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Washburn, WI at a field elevation of 725 ft. 3WN2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4R5, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIWD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4R5, 7.4 nm away.
Wind from the west (260°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,600 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,600 ft.
METAR K4R5 281255Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM OVC016 12/10 A3004 RMK AO2 T01150097
What changed at K4R5 (nearest station)?
Since the 1230Z (7:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1230Z (7:30 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3WN2
Based on the nearest station (K4R5), 3WN2 is currently MVFR with winds from 260° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,600 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 350 ft (field elevation 725 ft). 3WN2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWD, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 35 | 2,000 ft | TURF | 0 kt head | 4 kt left |
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3WN2 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 17/352,000 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3WN2Wind
- 17
- 0 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 0 kt headwind · 4 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 6→4 kt, ceiling 1,800 ft → 1,600 ft.
3WN2 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3WN2
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1310/FLDURD/TP SW4/SK T030 B022
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1310Reported at 13:10 UTC.FLDURDReported during descent.TP SW4Aircraft type reporting.SK T030 B022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1148/FL007/TP SF50/SK B007 T032
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1148Reported at 11:48 UTC.FL007Altitude: 700 ft MSL.TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.SK B007 T032Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3WN2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4R5 reported mostly marginal VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 51%
- 35
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
3WN2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4R5, 7.4 nm away.
Wind is 91° off runway 17, 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
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3WN2
- City
- Washburn
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 725 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.6916, -90.8707
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4R5
- TAF
- Nearest KIWD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Old Dairy Airport (3WN2)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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