Broken Prop Airport (WI55) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:56 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY50), WI55 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Broken Prop Airport in Berlin, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY50): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Broken Prop Airport (WI55) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Berlin, WI at a field elevation of 767 ft. WI55 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY50, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 1,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRB.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY50, 14.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 20°C (68°F), altimeter 29.99 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KY50 282256Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM CLR 20/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02000122
What changed at KY50 (nearest station)?
Since the 2156Z (4:56 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.01 → 29.99 inHg.
Current pilot readout for WI55
Based on the nearest station (KY50), WI55 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 767 ft). WI55 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRB, about 47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 1,300 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 01 | 1,300 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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WI55 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 01/191,300 × 60 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WI55Wind
- 01
- 8 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 19
- 8 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 23 h: wind 0→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WI55 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 WI55
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY50 reported a mix of conditions, most often low IFR across 59 observations, with 18 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 01
- 54%
- 19
- 46%
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Live crosswind meter
WI55 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY50, 14 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 19, 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
- 24 hours
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WI55
- City
- Berlin
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 767 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9861, -88.9835
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY50
- TAF
- Nearest KGRB
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 23h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Broken Prop Airport (WI55)
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