Lancaster Municipal Airport (K73C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPVB), K73C is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lancaster Municipal Airport in Lancaster, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPVB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lancaster Municipal Airport (K73C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lancaster, WI at a field elevation of 1,016 ft. K73C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPVB, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDBQ.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPVB, 11.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 ft, temperature 18°C (65°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPVB 281615Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM SCT100 18/12 A3015 RMK AO1 T01820123
What changed at KPVB (nearest station)?
Since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1555Z (10:55 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K73C
Based on the nearest station (KPVB), K73C is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,016 ft). K73C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDBQ, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,300 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 3,300 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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K73C 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 18/363,300 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K73CWind
- 18
- 9 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 9 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K73C 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 K73C
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPVB reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 70%
- 36
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
K73C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPVB, 12 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 73C
- City
- Lancaster
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,016 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.7805, -90.6810
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPVB
- TAF
- Nearest KDBQ
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 34m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lancaster Municipal Airport (K73C)
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