Faken Airport (9WI4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:45 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KUES), 9WI4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Faken Airport in New Berlin, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KUES): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Faken Airport (9WI4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around New Berlin, WI at a field elevation of 904 ft. 9WI4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KUES, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (N, S), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KUES.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KUES, 5.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 10 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KUES 281845Z 17010G15KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3011
What changed at KUES (nearest station)?
Since the 1745Z (12:45 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 15 kt.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.15 → 30.11 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 9WI4
Based on the nearest station (KUES), 9WI4 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 10 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 904 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFAV | 2,000 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right (g3) |
| S | 2,000 ft | TURF | 10 kt tail | 2 kt right (g3) |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→10 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9WI4 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 9WI4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 9WI4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KUES reported mostly VFR across 43 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. 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.
- N/S
- 100%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1740Z (12:40 PM CDT)
TAF KUES 281740Z 2818/2918 18008KT P6SM SKC FM290300 19009KT P6SM SCT150 WS020/21040KT FM290700 21010G20KT 5SM -SHRA BKN090 WS020/23045KT PROB30 2907/2909 4SM -TSRA OVC025CB FM290900 23009KT P6SM BKN100 WS020/25040KT FM291000 24008KT P6SM BKN070 FM291500 32007KT P6SM SCT070
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 9WI4
- City
- New Berlin
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 904 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9786, -88.1348
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KUES
- TAF
- Nearest KUES
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 3h 22m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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RC flying fields nearby
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- Flying Electrons Inc 1 , Menomonee Falls, WI · 11 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Faken Airport (9WI4)
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