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Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport (WI89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:15 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBUU), WI89 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport in Lake Geneva, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBUU): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport (WI89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lake Geneva, WI at a field elevation of 880 ft. WI89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBUU, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KENW.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBUU, 7.6 nm away.

Wind
180° 9 kt
gusting 16 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.12"
Temp / Dew
76°F / 24°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (76°F), altimeter 30.12 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBUU 281915Z AUTO 18009G16KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3012 RMK AO2 T02420098

What changed at KBUU (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (1:55 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Gusts began, now gusting 16 kt.

Current pilot readout for WI89

Based on the nearest station (KBUU), WI89 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots gusting 16, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 1,950 ft (field elevation 880 ft). WI89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KENW, 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.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV7 kt head6 kt left (g10)
047 kt tail6 kt right (g10)

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WI89 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 04/22
    2,300 × 40 ft · ASPH
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WI89
    Wind
    04
    7 kt tailwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    22
    7 kt headwind · 6 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
091819Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 4→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

WI89 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 WI89

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

PIREP1826Z (1:26 PM CDT) · 100 NM E of WI89 · during climb · B739
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.
PIREP1523Z (10:23 AM CDT) · 100 NM S of WI89 · 35,000 ft MSL · B744
continuous light chop turbulence
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PNT UA /OV PNT/TM 1523/FL350/TP B744/TB CONS LGT CHOP
PNT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PNTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1523Reported at 15:23 UTC.
FL350Altitude: 35,000 ft MSL.
TP B744Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 81 NM SW of WI89 · 13,000 ft MSL · CRJ7
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VYS UA /OV VYS/TM 1414/FL130/TP CRJ7/TB NEG
VYS UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV VYSLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL130Altitude: 13,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1414Z (9:14 AM CDT) · 41 NM SE of WI89 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1345Z (8:45 AM CDT) · 48 NM S of WI89 · 1,800 ft MSL · C172
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ARR UA /OV KARR/TM 1345/FL018/TP C172/WX FV07SM/RM VIS AT LEAST 7
ARR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KARRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1345Reported at 13:45 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C172Aircraft type reporting.
WX FV07SMWeather and flight visibility observed.
RM VIS AT LEAST 7Remarks.

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

Recent aviation weather trends at WI89

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBUU reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 12 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 75%MVFR 10%IFR 11%LIFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 2/11 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 4%IFR 5%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 2/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

22
59%
04
41%

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Live crosswind meter

WI89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBUU, 7.6 nm away.

N22049 kt
Headwind
7 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
6 kt
Headwind in gusts
12 kt
Crosswind in gusts
10 kt

Wind is 39° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 2,300 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport (WI89)
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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WI89
City
Lake Geneva
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
880 ft
Coordinates
42.5721, -88.3672
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,300 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBUU
TAF
Nearest KENW
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 31m

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Pilot PIREPs for Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport (WI89)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Lake Geneva Aire Estates Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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