Brodhead Airport (C37) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEFT), C37 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Brodhead Airport in Brodhead, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEFT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Brodhead Airport (C37) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brodhead, WI at a field elevation of 792 ft. C37 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEFT, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (03/21, 09/27, 15/33), the longest 2,440 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRFD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEFT, 9.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KEFT 290235Z AUTO 20014G20KT 10SM CLR 21/11 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND W T02050107
What changed at KEFT (nearest station)?
Since the 0215Z (9:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts began, now gusting 20 kt.
Current pilot readout for C37
Based on the nearest station (KEFT), C37 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 14 knots gusting 20, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (21). Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 792 ft). C37 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21FAV | 1,500 ft | TURF-F | 14 kt head | 3 kt left (g4) |
| 15 | 1,380 ft | TURF-F | 9 kt head | 11 kt right (g16) |
| 27 | 2,440 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt head | 13 kt left (g19) |
| 09 | 2,440 ft | TURF-F | 5 kt tail | 13 kt right (g19) |
| 33 | 1,380 ft | TURF-F | 9 kt tail | 11 kt left (g16) |
| 03 | 1,500 ft | TURF-F | 14 kt tail | 3 kt right (g4) |
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C37 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 03/211,500 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at C37Wind
- 03
- 14 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 21
- 14 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/272,440 × 155 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at C37Wind
- 09
- 5 kt tailwind · 13 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 5 kt headwind · 13 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 15/331,380 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at C37Wind
- 15
- 9 kt headwind · 11 kt crosswind from right
- 33
- 9 kt tailwind · 11 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 7→14 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
C37 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 C37
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MLI UA /OV KMLI/TM 0133/FL016/TP C182/WV 18039KT
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KMLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0133Reported at 01:33 UTC.FL016Altitude: 1,600 ft MSL.TP C182Aircraft type reporting.WV 18039KTWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.Show raw report
MLI UA /OV MLI/TM 0127/FL020/TP C172/TB LGT CHOP/RM CHOPPY
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0127Reported at 01:27 UTC.FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.TP C172Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.RM CHOPPYRemarks.Show raw report
MLI UA /OV MLI/TM 0045/FL045/TP SR22/TB NEG
MLI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MLILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0045Reported at 00:45 UTC.FL045Altitude: 4,500 ft MSL.TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
DBQ UA /OV DBQ010040/TM 0039/FL370/TP A319/TB NEG
DBQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV DBQ010040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0039Reported at 00:39 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP A319Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0016/FL370/TP BCS3/TB NEG
UES UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BAELocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0016Reported at 00:16 UTC.FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
SBM UA /OV SBM/TM 0016/FL210/TP B738/TB NEG
SBM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SBMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0016Reported at 00:16 UTC.FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.TP B738Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
UES UA /OV BAE180015/TM 0007/FL450/TP CL35/TB NEG
UES UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV BAE180015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0007Reported at 00:07 UTC.FL450Altitude: 45,000 ft MSL.TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at C37
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEFT reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 21 kt, the lowest ceiling was 10,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 21
- 38%
- 15
- 23%
- 03
- 12%
- 27
- 11%
- 09
- 8%
- 33
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
C37 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEFT, 9.4 nm away.
Wind is 12° off runway 21, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 03/21, 09/27, 15/33 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
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, minor
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Pattern altitude
- 1,592 ft MSL (800 AGL)
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C37
- City
- Brodhead
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 792 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.5942, -89.3794
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,440 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEFT
- TAF
- Nearest KRFD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 20h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Brodhead Airport (C37)
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