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East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, K57C is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for East Troy Municipal Airport in East Troy, WI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around East Troy, WI at a field elevation of 860 ft. K57C reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (08/26, 18/36), the longest 3,900 ft.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
200° 8 kt
gusting 15 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.11"
Temp / Dew
-

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, gusting 15 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K57C 281935Z AUTO 20008G15KT 10SM CLR A3011 RMK AO2

What changed at K57C?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 170° to 200°.

Current pilot readout for K57C

K57C is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots gusting 15, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). K57C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KUES, about 16 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
18FAV8 kt head2 kt right (g4)
264 kt head7 kt left (g13)
084 kt tail7 kt right (g13)
368 kt tail2 kt left (g4)

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K57C runways

2 physical runways · 4 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
    3,900 × 75 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K57C
    Wind
    08
    4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
    26
    4 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 18/36
    2,446 × 75 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K57C
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 2 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
091819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K57C 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 K57C

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

PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 94 NM S of K57C · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 53 NM SE of K57C · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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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.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 62 NM S of K57C · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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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 K57C

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, K57C reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 88%MVFR 2%IFR 4%LIFR 6%
Wind avg/max: 2/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 10

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

26
33%
08
28%
18
27%
36
12%

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Live K57C Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by K57C's own weather station.

N18368 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt
Headwind in gusts
14 kt
Crosswind in gusts
4 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

Turf · 2,446 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C) with runway 08/26, 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 08/26, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A+
Attended
Mon-Fri IREG local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Parachute jumping
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
K57C
FAA LID
57C
City
East Troy
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
860 ft
Coordinates
42.7972, -88.3726
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,900 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KUES
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for East Troy Municipal Airport (K57C)

Community-submitted

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

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