Boulder Junction Payzer Airport (KBDJ) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KD25), KBDJ is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Boulder Junction Payzer Airport in Boulder Junction, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KD25): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Boulder Junction Payzer Airport (KBDJ) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Boulder Junction, WI at a field elevation of 1,662 ft. KBDJ has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KD25, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 16/34), the longest 3,821 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIWD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KD25, 9.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.07 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR KD25 280915Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM OVC013 11/10 A3007 RMK AO2 T01080100
What changed at KD25 (nearest station)?
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 KBDJ
Based on the nearest station (KD25), KBDJ is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16, 23). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,662 ft). KBDJ does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWD, about 31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 3,214 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 23 | 3,821 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 05 | 3,821 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
| 34 | 3,214 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt tail | 1 kt left |
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KBDJ 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 05/233,821 × 165 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at KBDJWind
- 05
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/343,214 × 160 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at KBDJWind
- 16
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 34
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 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 4→3 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 1,300 ft.
KBDJ 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 KBDJ
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KD25 reported mostly IFR across 71 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 16
- 41%
- 34
- 27%
- 23
- 24%
- 05
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
KBDJ has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KD25, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 16/34 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- May-Nov Unatndd all day; Dec-Apr Clsd all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KBDJ
- FAA LID
- BDJ
- City
- Boulder Junction
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,662 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.1374, -89.6460
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,821 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KD25
- TAF
- Nearest KIWD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 32m
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Pilot PIREPs for Boulder Junction Payzer Airport (KBDJ)
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