Ben Sutherland Airport (WI33) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 10:55 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOLG), WI33 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ben Sutherland Airport in Minong, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOLG): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ben Sutherland Airport (WI33) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Minong, WI at a field elevation of 1,056 ft. WI33 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOLG, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,076 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KHYR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOLG, 13.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 5 kt, visibility 4 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.02 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KOLG 281555Z AUTO 17005KT 4SM OVC002 11/11 A3002 RMK AO1
Current pilot readout for WI33
Based on the nearest station (KOLG), WI33 is currently LIFR with winds from 170° at 5 knots, visibility 4 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 1,056 ft). WI33 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KHYR, about 20 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 | 2,076 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,076 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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WI33 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 18/362,076 × 100 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at WI33Wind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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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.
WI33 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 WI33
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 59%
- 36
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
WI33 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOLG, 13 nm away.
Wind is 10° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WI33
- City
- Minong
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,056 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.1036, -91.9024
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,076 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOLG
- TAF
- Nearest KHYR
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 6h 44m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ben Sutherland Airport (WI33)
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