Ottman Landing Airport (5WN9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRGK), 5WN9 is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 4,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ottman Landing Airport in Maiden Rock, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRGK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ottman Landing Airport (5WN9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Maiden Rock, WI at a field elevation of 1,150 ft. 5WN9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRGK, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (13/31), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRNH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRGK, 9.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 2.5 statute miles, broken clouds at 4,300 ft, broken clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 4,300 ft.
METAR KRGK 281635Z AUTO 14006KT 2 1/2SM HZ BKN043 BKN050 17/12 A2999 RMK AO2 RAB1612E1622 P0000 T01740117
What changed at KRGK (nearest station)?
Since the 1615Z (11:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Visibility dropped from 3 SM to 2.5 SM.
- A ceiling formed at 4,300 ft.
- Haze began (HZ).
- Rain ended (-RA).
Current pilot readout for 5WN9
Based on the nearest station (KRGK), 5WN9 is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 2.5 statute miles, and a 4,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (13). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 1,150 ft). 5WN9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRNH, about 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF | 6 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 31 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 6 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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5WN9 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 13/312,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5WN9Wind
- 13
- 6 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 31
- 6 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 24 h: wind 7→6 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 4,300 ft.
5WN9 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 5WN9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRGK reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 13 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 13
- 63%
- 31
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
5WN9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRGK, 9.7 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 13, 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
- 5WN9
- City
- Maiden Rock
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,150 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.5944, -92.2585
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRGK
- TAF
- Nearest KRNH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 18m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ottman Landing Airport (5WN9)
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