Atkins Ridge Airport (WI43) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KC29), WI43 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Atkins Ridge Airport in Daleyville, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KC29): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Atkins Ridge Airport (WI43) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Daleyville, WI at a field elevation of 1,090 ft. WI43 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KC29, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMSN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KC29, 16.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KC29 281335Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3018 RMK AO1 T01270098
What changed at KC29 (nearest station)?
Since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1315Z (8:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WI43
Based on the nearest station (KC29), WI43 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,090 ft). WI43 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMSN, about 24 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 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 7 kt head | 0 kt |
| 36 | 2,400 ft | TURF | 7 kt tail | 0 kt |
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WI43 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 18/362,400 × 50 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WI43Wind
- 18
- 7 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 7 kt tailwind · 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 0→7 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WI43 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 WI43
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KC29 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 61%
- 36
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
WI43 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KC29, 16 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WI43
- City
- Daleyville
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,090 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9489, -89.8253
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,400 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KC29
- TAF
- Nearest KMSN
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 9h 13m
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Pilot PIREPs for Atkins Ridge Airport (WI43)
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