KATW — Appleton Intl
Appleton, WI · field elevation 918 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KATW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KATW 252345Z 13005KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A3028
- Wind
- from 130° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.28 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,046 ft · pressure altitude 558 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 130° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 21 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 03 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 30 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KATW 252339Z 2600/2624 12004KT P6SM SKC FM260700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT015 TEMPO 2609/2613 3SM BR SCT005 FM261500 12004KT P6SM SKC FM261700 13006KT P6SM FEW035 SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.25809, -88.51907
- Elevation
- 918 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1146Z / 2344Z
- Tower hours
- 0530-2300
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Outagamie, WI
Airport diagram
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Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 8,003 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 6,502 | 150 | CONC | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 127.15
- Tower 0530-2300
- 119.6
- Ground
- 121.7
- CTAF
- 119.6
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 126.3
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KATW airport diagram or an approach plate
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- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.