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Flying J Airport (WS71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:35 PM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOEO), WS71 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Flying J Airport in St Croix Falls, WI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOEO): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Flying J Airport (WS71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Croix Falls, WI at a field elevation of 1,205 ft. WS71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOEO, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRNH.

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VFR
Observed 1935Z (2:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOEO, 7.9 nm away.

Wind
150° 10 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
29.91"
Temp / Dew
69°F / 21°C
dew 56°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (69°F), altimeter 29.91 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOEO 281935Z AUTO 15010G17KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A2991 RMK AO2 T02060132

What changed at KOEO (nearest station)?

Since the 1915Z (2:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Pressure falling: altimeter 29.93 → 29.91 inHg.

Current pilot readout for WS71

Based on the nearest station (KOEO), WS71 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 10 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately 2,200 ft (field elevation 1,205 ft). WS71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRNH, about 17 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
09FAV5 kt head8 kt right (g14)
275 kt tail8 kt left (g14)

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WS71 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 09/27
    2,600 × 70 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at WS71
    Wind
    09
    5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    5 kt tailwind · 8 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
0102019Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→10 kt, ceiling 1,200 ft → unlimited.

WS71 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 WS71

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

PIREP1912Z (2:12 PM CDT) · 84 NM N of WS71 · during descent · CRJ2
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1912/FLDURD/TP CRJ2/SK T070 B100 AGL
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK T070 B100 AGLSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1902Z (2:02 PM CDT) · 79 NM NW of WS71 · during climb · CRJ7
occasional light 320 turbulence
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LXL UA /OV LXL/TM 1902/FL320/TP CRJ7/TB OCNL LGT 320/RM DURC
LXL UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LXLLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1902Reported at 19:02 UTC.
FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ7Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT 320Turbulence: occasional light 320.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1854Z (1:54 PM CDT) · 78 NM NW of WS71 · 25,000 ft MSL · C56X
continuous light turbulencelight rime icing
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STC UA /OV STC340030/TM 1854/FL250/TP C56X/TA M24/TB CONS LGT/IC LGT RIME
STC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV STC340030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1854Reported at 18:54 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
TA M24Outside air temperature, °C.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.
IC LGT RIMEIcing: light rime.
PIREP1847Z (1:47 PM CDT) · 82 NM N of WS71 · during climb · SF50
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DLH UA /OV 4 SE DLH/TM 1847/FL040/TP SF50/SK T040/RM DURC
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV 4 SE DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1847Reported at 18:47 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP SF50Aircraft type reporting.
SK T040Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1807Z (1:07 PM CDT) · 84 NM N of WS71 · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1807/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK OVC003 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1807Reported at 18:07 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC003 T033Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1756Z (12:56 PM CDT) · 58 NM SE of WS71 · 4,000 ft MSL · CRJ2
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EAU UA /OV EAU/TM 1756/FL040/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TA UNKN/IC NEG
EAU UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV EAULocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1756Reported at 17:56 UTC.
FL040Altitude: 4,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.
SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP1735Z (12:35 PM CDT) · 84 NM N of WS71 · during descent · SR22
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1735/FLDURD/TP SR22/SK B017
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FLDURDReported during descent.
TP SR22Aircraft type reporting.
SK B017Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1702Z (12:02 PM CDT) · 84 NM N of WS71 · during climb · SR20
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DLH UA /OV DLH/TM 1702/FLDURC/TP SR20/SK B019 T033
DLH UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DLHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1702Reported at 17:02 UTC.
FLDURCReported during climb.
TP SR20Aircraft type reporting.
SK B019 T033Sky 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 WS71

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOEO reported mostly marginal VFR across 70 observations, with 7 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 600 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 14%MVFR 63%IFR 23%
Wind avg/max: 5/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 7

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 17%IFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 6/17 kt
Max gust: 23 kt
Lowest ceiling: 600 ft
Lowest vis: 4 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
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.

09
56%
27
44%

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Live crosswind meter

WS71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOEO, 7.9 nm away.

N092710 kt
Headwind
5 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
9 kt
Crosswind in gusts
14 kt

Wind is 58° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Flying J Airport (WS71)
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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
General aviation airport
FAA LID
WS71
City
St Croix Falls
State
Wisconsin
Country
United States
Elevation
1,205 ft
Coordinates
45.4305, -92.6155
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOEO
TAF
Nearest KRNH
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
3h 24m

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Pilot PIREPs for Flying J Airport (WS71)

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

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