Major Gilbert Field Airport (K4R5) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, K4R5 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling.
Live aviation weather for Major Gilbert Field Airport in La Pointe, WI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Major Gilbert Field Airport (K4R5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around La Pointe, WI at a field elevation of 649 ft. K4R5 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 2,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.01 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,000 ft.
METAR K4R5 280915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC020 13/11 A3001 RMK AO2 T01270111
What changed at K4R5?
Since the 0855Z (3:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0855Z (3:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K4R5
K4R5 is currently MVFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 649 ft). K4R5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWD, about 30 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 3,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 22 | 3,000 ft | ASP | - | - |
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K4R5 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 04/223,000 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K4R5Wind
- 04
- no steady wind
- 22
- no steady wind
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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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 5→0 kt, ceiling 1,800 ft → 2,000 ft.
K4R5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K4R5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, K4R5 reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 04
- 53%
- 22
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by K4R5's own weather station.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
Asphalt · 3,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22 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
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- K4R5
- FAA LID
- 4R5
- City
- La Pointe
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 649 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.7887, -90.7587
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KIWD
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for Major Gilbert Field Airport (K4R5)
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