J & L Aviation Airport (WS46) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOSH), WS46 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near J & L Aviation Airport in Ripon, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOSH): conditions and runway crosswinds.
J & L Aviation Airport (WS46) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ripon, WI at a field elevation of 975 ft. WS46 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOSH, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBM.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOSH, 17.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOSH 281353Z 20008KT 10SM SCT085 12/09 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP215 T01220089
What changed at KOSH (nearest station)?
Since the 1253Z (7:53 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure rising: altimeter 30.15 → 30.17 inHg.
- Temperature up 4°C.
Current pilot readout for WS46
Based on the nearest station (KOSH), WS46 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 975 ft). WS46 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBM, about 45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 09 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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WS46 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 09/272,200 × 80 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at WS46Wind
- 09
- 3 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 3 kt headwind · 7 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 12→8 kt, ceiling 1,400 ft → unlimited.
WS46 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 WS46
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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MKG UA /OV MKG270040/TM 1219/FL150/TP B38M/TB NEG
MKG UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MKG270040Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1219Reported at 12:19 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP B38MAircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at WS46
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOSH reported mostly VFR across 27 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,400 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 27
- 61%
- 09
- 39%
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Live crosswind meter
WS46 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOSH, 17 nm away.
Wind is 69° off runway 27, 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
- Runway lights
- Sunset to sunrise
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- WS46
- City
- Ripon
- State
- Wisconsin
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 975 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.8316, -88.8912
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOSH
- TAF
- Nearest KSBM
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Sunset in
- 8h 19m
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AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
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- FDLAA - Fond Du Lac Aeromodelers Association - Hickory Rd , Fond du Lac, WI · 22 mi
Pilot PIREPs for J & L Aviation Airport (WS46)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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