Cranberry International Seaplane Base (WN66) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEGV), WN66 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Cranberry International Seaplane Base in Eagle River, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEGV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cranberry International Seaplane Base (WN66) is a seaplane base in Eagle River, WI. WN66 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEGV, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 7,250 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRHI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEGV, 9.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 1,400 ft, broken clouds at 3,900 ft, temperature 11°C (53°F), altimeter 30.08 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,400 ft.
METAR KEGV 280935Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM BKN014 BKN039 11/11 A3008 RMK AO2 T01140110
What changed at KEGV (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (4:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for WN66
Based on the nearest station (KEGV), WN66 is currently MVFR with winds from 190° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,400 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 1,350 ft (field elevation 1,605 ft). WN66 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRHI, about 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 7,250 ft | WATER | 3 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 04 | 7,250 ft | WATER | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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WN66 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 04/227,250 × 2500 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at WN66Wind
- 04
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 3 kt headwind · 2 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 5→4 kt, ceiling 800 ft → 1,400 ft.
WN66 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 WN66
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEGV reported mostly IFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 63%
- 04
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
WN66 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEGV, 9.1 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 22, 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
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- WN66
- City
- Eagle River
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,605 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.8513, -89.4512
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,250 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KEGV
- TAF
- Nearest KRHI
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 54m
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