Circle A Ranch Airport (48WI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KARV), 48WI is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Circle A Ranch Airport in Hazelhurst, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KARV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Circle A Ranch Airport (48WI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hazelhurst, WI at a field elevation of 1,640 ft. 48WI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KARV, about 8 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 KRHI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KARV, 8.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 kt, visibility 7 statute miles, scattered clouds at 2,900 ft, broken clouds at 3,700 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 3,700 ft.
METAR KARV 280935Z AUTO 20006KT 7SM SCT029 BKN037 10/10 A3008 RMK AO2
What changed at KARV (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- A ceiling formed at 3,700 ft.
Current pilot readout for 48WI
Based on the nearest station (KARV), 48WI is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 6 knots, visibility 7 statute miles, and a 3,700 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,250 ft (field elevation 1,640 ft). 48WI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRHI, about 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF | 2 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 09 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 2 kt tail | 6 kt right |
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48WI 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 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 48WIWind
- 09
- 2 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 2 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 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling 3,400 ft → 3,700 ft.
48WI 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 48WI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KARV reported mostly IFR across 71 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 66%
- 09
- 34%
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Live crosswind meter
48WI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KARV, 8.1 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 27, 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
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 48WI
- City
- Hazelhurst
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,640 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.7938, -89.7301
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KARV
- TAF
- Nearest KRHI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 56m
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Pilot PIREPs for Circle A Ranch Airport (48WI)
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