Cornucopia Field (WI23) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K4R5), WI23 is currently MVFR with winds from 240° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cornucopia Field in Cornucopia, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K4R5): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cornucopia Field (WI23) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cornucopia, WI at a field elevation of 757 ft. WI23 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K4R5, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 2,120 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIWD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K4R5, 14.1 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,800 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,800 ft.
METAR K4R5 280935Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM OVC018 13/11 A3002 RMK AO2 T01250111
What changed at K4R5 (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WI23
Based on the nearest station (K4R5), WI23 is currently MVFR with winds from 240° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,800 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 500 ft (field elevation 757 ft). WI23 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWD, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 2,120 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 05 | 2,120 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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WI23 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 05/232,120 × 80 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at WI23Wind
- 05
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 23
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 5→3 kt, ceiling 1,800 ft → 1,800 ft.
WI23 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 WI23
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K4R5 reported mostly marginal VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
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.
- 05
- 50%
- 23
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
WI23 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K4R5, 14 nm away.
Wind is 9° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 23W
- City
- Cornucopia
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 757 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.8662, -91.0837
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,120 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K4R5
- TAF
- Nearest KIWD
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 13h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cornucopia Field (WI23)
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