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Blair Airport (WI49) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBCK), WI49 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Blair Airport in Blair, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBCK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Blair Airport (WI49) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Blair, WI at a field elevation of 864 ft. WI49 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBCK, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLSE.

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VFR
Observed 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBCK, 16.1 nm away.

Wind
180° 8 kt
gusting 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.88"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 29.88 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBCK 290015Z AUTO 18008G16KT 10SM SCT060 23/13 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W T02270127

What changed at KBCK (nearest station)?

Since the 0015Z (7:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A thunderstorm began (TS).
  • Wind direction moved from 180° to 220°.
  • Gusts are no longer reported.

Current pilot readout for WI49

Based on the nearest station (KBCK), WI49 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 2,050 ft (field elevation 864 ft). WI49 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLSE, about 25 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV0 kt head8 kt right (g16)
270 kt head8 kt left (g16)

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WI49 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    1,900 × 75 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WI49
    Wind
    09
    0 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    0 kt headwind · 8 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
091800Z12Z00Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→7 kt, ceiling 8,000 ft → unlimited.

WI49 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WI49

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP0019Z (7:19 PM CDT) · 98 NM NW of WI49 · 1,000 ft MSL · PC12
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ANE UA /OV ANE090001/TM 0019/FL010/TP PC12/SK OVC015/RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27
ANE UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ANE090001Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0019Reported at 00:19 UTC.
FL010Altitude: 1,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC015Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM OVC015-TOPUNKN RY 27Remarks.
PIREP0004Z (7:04 PM CDT) · 93 NM NW of WI49 · 2,300 ft MSL · BCS3
tb light turbulence
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MSP UA /OV MSP/TM 0004/FL023/TP BCS3/SK OVC023/TB TB LGT
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 0004Reported at 00:04 UTC.
FL023Altitude: 2,300 ft MSL.
TP BCS3Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC023Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB TB LGTTurbulence: tb light.
PIREP2356Z (6:56 PM CDT) · 49 NM NE of WI49 · 13,000 ft MSL · CL35
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MFI UA /OV MFI/TM 2356/FL130/TP CL35/SK UNKN130-TOP140/TA UNKN/IC NEG
MFI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MFILocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2356Reported at 23:56 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CL35Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN130-TOP140Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2325Z (6:25 PM CDT) · 88 NM W of WI49 · 10,000 ft MSL · A339
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LVN UA /OV LVN/TM 2325/FL100/TP A339/SK UNKN-TOP090/TA 14/IC NEG
LVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LVNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2325Reported at 23:25 UTC.
FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.
TP A339Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA 14Outside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2315Z (6:15 PM CDT) · 57 NM W of WI49 · 37,000 ft MSL · C550
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RGK UA /OV RGK/TM 2315/FL370/TP C550/SK UNKN-TOP370
RGK UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RGKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2315Reported at 23:15 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP C550Aircraft type reporting.
SK UNKN-TOP370Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2219Z (5:19 PM CDT) · 86 NM W of WI49 · 41,000 ft MSL · C750
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LVN UA /OV FGT/TM 2219/FL410/TP C750/SK T410
LVN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FGTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2219Reported at 22:19 UTC.
FL410Altitude: 41,000 ft MSL.
TP C750Aircraft type reporting.
SK T410Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP2205Z (5:05 PM CDT) · 69 NM SW of WI49 · during climb · E55P
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RST UA /OV RST-RST300010/TM 2205/FLDURC/TP E55P/TB NEG 070-190
RST UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RST-RST300010Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2205Reported at 22:05 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP E55PAircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 070-190Turbulence: none reported 7,000–19,000 ft.
PIREP2203Z (5:03 PM CDT) · 93 NM NW of WI49 · 100 ft MSL · BCS1
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MSP UA /OV MSP/TM 2203/FL001/TP BCS1/WV +/-10 KTS DURD
MSP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MSPLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2203Reported at 22:03 UTC.
FL001Altitude: 100 ft MSL.
TP BCS1Aircraft type reporting.
WV +/-10 KTS DURDWind (direction/speed) or wind-shear remarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at WI49

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBCK reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 4 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 94%MVFR 4%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 2/9 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 4

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 97%MVFR 3%IFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,300 ft
Lowest vis: 2 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 6

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
64%
09
36%

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Live crosswind meter

WI49 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBCK, 16 nm away.

N09278 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
0 kt
Crosswind in gusts
16 kt

Wind is 89° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,900 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Blair Airport (WI49)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WI49
City
Blair
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
864 ft
Coordinates
44.2868, -91.2265
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,900 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBCK
TAF
Nearest KLSE
Time zone
America/Chicago
Next sunset
22h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Blair Airport (WI49)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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