Bucky's Airpark (WN09) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 9:56 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY50), WN09 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Bucky's Airpark in Plainfield, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY50): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bucky's Airpark (WN09) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Plainfield, WI at a field elevation of 1,145 ft. WN09 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY50, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 1,650 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KVOK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY50, 11.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KY50 281456Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP213 T01280106 50000
What changed at KY50 (nearest station)?
Since the 1356Z (8:56 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category improved from MVFR to VFR.
- Temperature rose 5°C between reports.
- Visibility improved from 3 SM to 10 SM.
- Mist ended (BR).
Current pilot readout for WN09
Based on the nearest station (KY50), WN09 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 850 ft (field elevation 1,145 ft). WN09 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KVOK, about 35 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 | 1,650 ft | GRE | 4 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 1,650 ft | GRE | 4 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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WN09 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 18/361,650 × 90 ft · GRECurrent useno stated-runway source at WN09Wind
- 18
- 4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 4 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
WN09 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of WN09
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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EAU UA /OV 3NM S EAU/TM 1118/FL030/TP E-135/SK BKN030
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV 3NM S EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1118Reported at 11:18 UTC.FL030Altitude: 3,000 ft MSL.TP E-135Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WN09
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 E.
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.
- 36
- 56%
- 18
- 44%
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Live crosswind meter
WN09 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY50, 12 nm away.
Wind is 8° 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
- WN09
- City
- Plainfield
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,145 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.1644, -89.5081
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,650 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY50
- TAF
- Nearest KVOK
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 7h 32m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Bucky's Airpark (WN09)
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