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Big Foot Airfield (K7V3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 12:30 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUU), K7V3 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Big Foot Airfield in Walworth, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Big Foot Airfield (K7V3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Walworth, WI at a field elevation of 948 ft. K7V3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUU, about 18 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,114 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1730Z (12:30 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUU, 18.2 nm away.

Wind
170° 8 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.17"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 49°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBUU 281730Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3017 RMK AO2 T02270097

What changed at KBUU (nearest station)?

Since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1715Z (12:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for K7V3

Based on the nearest station (KBUU), K7V3 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,800 ft (field elevation 948 ft). K7V3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRFD, about 28 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 head1 kt left
368 kt tail1 kt right

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K7V3 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,114 × 100 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K7V3
    Wind
    18
    8 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    36
    8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    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
061218Z05Z17Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 3→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

K7V3 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 K7V3

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

PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 96 NM S of K7V3 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 74 NM S of K7V3 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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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) · 47 NM SE of K7V3 · 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) · 46 NM S of K7V3 · 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.
PIREP1219Z (7:19 AM CDT) · 84 NM NE of K7V3 · 15,000 ft MSL · B38M
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at K7V3

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUU reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 10%IFR 11%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 4%IFR 5%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
58%
36
42%

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Live crosswind meter

K7V3 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUU, 18 nm away.

N18368 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
1 kt

Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,114 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Big Foot Airfield (K7V3) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

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

Attended
Unattended
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Pattern altitude
1,748 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
7V3
City
Walworth
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
948 ft
Coordinates
42.5273, -88.6513
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,114 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBUU
TAF
Nearest KRFD
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
4h 57m

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Pilot PIREPs for Big Foot Airfield (K7V3)

Community-submitted

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

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