Fox River Airport (96C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUU), 96C is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Fox River Airport in Rochester, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Fox River Airport (96C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rochester, WI at a field elevation of 822 ft. 96C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUU, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUU, 4.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (67°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBUU 281555Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A3019 RMK AO2 T01950102
Current pilot readout for 96C
Based on the nearest station (KBUU), 96C is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,200 ft (field elevation 822 ft). 96C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,500 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 01 | 2,500 ft | ASPH-G | 4 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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96C 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 01/192,500 × 36 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 96CWind
- 01
- 4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 19
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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.
96C 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 96C
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.Show raw report
MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 96C
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 55%
- 01
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
96C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUU, 4.3 nm away.
Wind is 0° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 96C
- City
- Rochester
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 822 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7500, -88.2509
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBUU
- TAF
- Nearest KENW
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Fox River Airport (96C)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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