Central County Airport (68C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPCZ), 68C is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Central County Airport in Ogdensburg, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPCZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Central County Airport (68C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ogdensburg, WI at a field elevation of 882 ft. 68C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPCZ, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (05/23, 09/27, 12/30), the longest 2,493 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCWA.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPCZ, 10.3 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 22°C (71°F), altimeter 30.05 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPCZ 282115Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM SCT120 22/11 A3005 RMK AO2 T02170108
What changed at KPCZ (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (3:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for 68C
Based on the nearest station (KPCZ), 68C is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (12). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 882 ft). 68C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCWA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 1,745 ft | TURF-F | 6 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 09 | 1,783 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 23 | 2,493 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 05 | 2,493 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 8 kt right |
| 27 | 1,783 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt tail | 8 kt left |
| 30 | 1,745 ft | TURF-F | 6 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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68C runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 05/232,493 × 60 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68CWind
- 05
- 2 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 2 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/271,783 × 40 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68CWind
- 09
- 3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/301,745 × 40 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 68CWind
- 12
- 6 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 6 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 9,000 ft → unlimited.
68C 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 68C
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 68C
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 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 23
- 28%
- 12
- 21%
- 30
- 16%
- 27
- 15%
- 05
- 10%
- 09
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
68C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPCZ, 10 nm away.
Wind is 41° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 09/27, 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 68C
- City
- Ogdensburg
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 882 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.5055, -89.0251
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,493 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPCZ
- TAF
- Nearest KCWA
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 1h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Central County Airport (68C)
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