KRCX — Rusk County
Ladysmith, WI · field elevation 1,240 ft · NON-ATCT
KRCX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KRCX 100215Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A2995 RMK AO2 T00830037
- Wind
- from 240° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 8 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.95 inHg
- Density altitude
- 698 ft · pressure altitude 1,210 ft
- Observed
- 25 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 240° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 01 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KRCX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KRCX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.49659, -91.00019
- Elevation
- 1,240 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1256Z / 2239Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Rusk, WI
Everything else KRCX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,001 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 01/19 | 3,199 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KPBH Price County28 nm
- KRPD Rice Lake Rgnl/Carl's Fld33 nm
- KHYR Sawyer County37 nm
- KMDZ Taylor County38 nm
- KUBE Cumberland Muni41 nm
- KEAU Chippewa Valley Rgnl43 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KRCX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Wisconsin airports
- How to read a METAR
- 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.