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Dolata Airport (6WI5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:55 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOCQ), 6WI5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Dolata Airport in Stiles, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOCQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dolata Airport (6WI5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stiles, WI at a field elevation of 615 ft. 6WI5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOCQ, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRB.

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VFR
Observed 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOCQ, 4.7 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
67°F / 20°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 11,000 ft, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOCQ 281755Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM SCT110 20/10 A3011 RMK AO1 T01960099 10196 20055

What changed at KOCQ (nearest station)?

Since the 1755Z (12:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 8,500 ft.

Current pilot readout for 6WI5

Based on the nearest station (KOCQ), 6WI5 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 615 ft). 6WI5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRB, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
08FAV0 kt head8 kt right
260 kt head8 kt left

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6WI5 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.

  • Runway 08/26
    2,800 × 50 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6WI5
    Wind
    08
    0 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    26
    0 kt headwind · 8 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081618Z06Z18Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 9→9 kt, ceiling 1,900 ft → 8,500 ft.

6WI5 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 6WI5

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1635Z (11:35 AM CDT) · 70 NM W of 6WI5 · 8,000 ft MSL · E170
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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.
PIREP1542Z (10:42 AM CDT) · 91 NM N of 6WI5 · during descent · C208
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1542/FL019/TP C208/SK BKN019-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1542Reported at 15:42 UTC.
FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK BKN019-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1443Z (9:43 AM CDT) · 91 NM N of 6WI5 · during climb · C208
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1443/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC016-TOP022/RM DURC
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1336Z (8:36 AM CDT) · 91 NM N of 6WI5 · during descent · C208
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1336/FL013/TP C208/SK OVC013-TOP024/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1336Reported at 13:36 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013-TOP024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 6WI5

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOCQ reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 63%MVFR 24%IFR 3%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 66%MVFR 12%IFR 5%LIFR 17%
Wind avg/max: 4/12 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 25

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

26
51%
08
49%

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Live crosswind meter

6WI5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOCQ, 4.7 nm away.

N08268 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt

Wind is 92° off runway 08, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,800 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Dolata Airport (6WI5)
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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
6WI5
City
Stiles
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
615 ft
Coordinates
44.8892, -88.0209
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,800 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOCQ
TAF
Nearest KGRB
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 27m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dolata Airport (6WI5)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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