Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLSE), KY51 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Viroqua Municipal Airport in Viroqua, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLSE): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Viroqua, WI at a field elevation of 1,292 ft. KY51 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLSE, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 11/29), the longest 4,000 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLSE, 23.7 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLSE 280853Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01280100 58002
What changed at KLSE (nearest station)?
Since the 0653Z (1:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0653Z (1:53 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KY51
Based on the nearest station (KLSE), KY51 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 20. Density altitude is approximately 1,150 ft (field elevation 1,292 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 2,424 ft | GRS | 7 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 11 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 29 | 4,000 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| 02 | 2,424 ft | GRS | 7 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KY51 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 02/202,424 × 90 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY51Wind
- 02
- 7 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 7 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 11/294,000 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY51Wind
- 11
- 3 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 3 kt tailwind · 7 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 22 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.
KY51 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 KY51
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLSE reported mostly VFR across 22 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,900 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 52%
- 11
- 19%
- 02
- 19%
- 29
- 10%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0530Z (12:30 AM CDT)
TAF KLSE 280530Z 2806/2906 19007KT P6SM SCT050 FM281800 18012G20KT P6SM BKN060 FM290300 20012KT P6SM OVC060 TEMPO 2903/2906 P6SM -TSRA BKN060CB
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Live crosswind meter
KY51's AWOS-3P isn't in the national weather feed, so the wind comes from KLSE, 24 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20, 11/29 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
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Y51
- City
- Viroqua
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,292 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5801, -90.9002
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- On-field AWOS-3P, not in the national feed (using KLSE)
- TAF
- Nearest KLSE
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 4m
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Sparta Area Model Club - Ideal Rd , Sparta, WI · 23 mi
- River City RC Modelers - Gilles Coulee Rd S , West Salem, WI · 25 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Viroqua Municipal Airport (KY51)
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