Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KDLL), KC47 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Portage Municipal Airport in Portage, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KDLL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Portage Municipal Airport (KC47) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Portage, WI at a field elevation of 825 ft. KC47 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KDLL, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 18/36), the longest 3,770 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KDLL, 12.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 19°C (66°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KDLL 281555Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 19/10 A3014 RMK AO2 T01880100
What changed at KDLL (nearest station)?
Since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1535Z (10:35 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KC47
Based on the nearest station (KDLL), KC47 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 1,200 ft (field elevation 825 ft). KC47 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSN, about 26 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 | 3,770 ft | ASP | 8 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 22 | 2,668 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 04 | 2,668 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 6 kt right |
| 36 | 3,770 ft | ASP | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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KC47 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 04/222,668 × 40 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KC47Wind
- 04
- 5 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 5 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,770 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KC47Wind
- 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KC47 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 KC47
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KDLL reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 8,500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 51%
- 22
- 25%
- 04
- 13%
- 36
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
KC47 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KDLL, 13 nm away.
Wind is 8° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22, 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
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C47
- City
- Portage
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 825 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5603, -89.4829
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,770 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KDLL
- TAF
- Nearest KMSN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 40m
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