KATW/ATW METAR & TAF Appleton International Airport

Appleton, WisconsinElevation 918 ftMedium airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR57 min old

Ceiling 11,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

030@11

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

11,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

952 ft

+34 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 2345Z (6:45 PM local) · 57 min old

KATW is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 11 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 11,000 feet AGL.

WIND

30° at 11 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 11,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

17°C / 12°C

63°F / 54°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.34 inHg

1027.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: BKN

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2329Z (6:29 PM local) · valid to 0000Z (7:00 PM local)

KATW forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

OVC11011,000 ft

BKN0404,000 ft

BKN0606,000 ft

0000Z7:00 PM0448Z11:48 PM0936Z4:36 AM1424Z9:24 AM1912Z2:12 PM0000Z7:00 PM

Codes in this report: P6SM SCT OVC TEMPO BKN

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FAA: no delays reported at ATW.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 30° at 11 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 11,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 48F, 14% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	48	NNE 6 kt	–	14%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	54/44	NE 8 kt	–	11%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	61/52	ESE 10 kt	17 kt	11%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	70/55	SSW 10 kt	–	57%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	67/48	WSW 8 kt	–	57%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	65/51	ESE 6 kt	–	49%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	65/52	SE 7 kt	–	49%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	62	WSW 7 kt	–	38%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRB). Forecast issued 0041Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

030° at 11 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 0311 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

11 kt

CROSS

1 kt R

BEST

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

11 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

11 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

11 kt tail

CROSS

1 kt L

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 8,003 ft

12/30

Dimensions

6,502 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 12116°T

Landing length (LDA)6,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,501 / 6,501 / 6,501 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30296°T

Landing length (LDA)6,501 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA6,501 / 6,501 / 6,501 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

03/21

Dimensions

8,003 x 150 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 0326°T

Landing length (LDA)8,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,002 / 8,002 / 8,002 ft

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 21206°T

Landing length (LDA)8,002 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA8,002 / 8,002 / 8,002 ft

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

952 ft

Pressure altitude

498 ft

Field elevation

918 ft MSL

Temperature

17°C (63°F)

Dewpoint

12°C (54°F)

Altimeter

30.34 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2254Z 5:54 PM

Sunrise

1222Z 7:22 AM

Loggable night

2323Z (6:23 PM local) → 1153Z (6:53 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2254Z (5:54 PM local) → 1222Z (7:22 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2354Z (6:54 PM local) → 1122Z (6:22 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Appleton International Airport is in Appleton, Wisconsin. Field elevation 918 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeMedium airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerABE WEBER, AIRPORT DIRECTOR

Manager phone920-832-5267

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKATW / ATW

SectionalGREEN BAY

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)GREEN BAY

RegionWisconsin

CountryUnited States

Coordinates44.2585, -88.5190

Distance from city3 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF119.600

UNICOM122.950

FREQUENCIES

Communications

126.3

GREEN BAY APP/DEP

A/D

127.15

ATIS

119.6

CTAF

121.7

APPLETON GND

GND

119.6

APPLETON TWR

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

122.950

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KATW traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

58.4

AVG OPS/DAY

71.4

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Airliner 39%Unknown 22%Piston single 20%Jet 9%Twin 6%Turboprop 4%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~138 landings/mo

›CRJ9 (Airliner) · ~122 landings/mo

›CRJ7 (Airliner) · ~111 landings/mo

›A320 (Airliner) · ~107 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~89 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›UNKN (Unknown)

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›ASTR (Unknown)

›E55P (Jet)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KOSH Wittman Regional Airport

17 NM S

VFR

KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport

21 NM NE

VFR

KCLI Clintonville Municipal Airport

23 NM NW

VFR

KFLD Fond du Lac County Airport

29 NM S

VFR

KMTW Manitowoc County Airport

37 NM E

VFR

KSBM Sheboygan County Memorial Airport

41 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›PCR VALUE: 1000/R/C/W/T

›PERIODIC LIVE FIRE TRNG SOUTH SIDE OF ARPT.

›WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC GREEN BAY APCH ON FREQ, IF UNA CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›US CSTMS AND BORDER PROTECTION. PPR US CSTMS SVC MON-FRI 1300-2100Z (0800-1600 LOCAL) CALL 920-968-2348.

›BIRDS & MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

›OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY.

›OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY. PAPI RESTRICTED BYD 8.5 DEG RGT OF COURSE.

›SNOW REMOVAL OPNS IN PROGRESS WINTER MONTHS. VEHICLE OPERATORS WILL BE MONITORING CTAF; ACFT LNDG/DEP APPLETON SHOULD USE CTAF WHEN ATCT CLSD.

›OPERATES CONTINUOUSLY.

›COML RAMP DEICING PADS ARE AVBL FOR LIVE ENG RUN OPN DRG DEICING.

›PCR VALUE: 730/R/C/W/T

›WHEN ATCT CLSD HIRL RWY 03/21 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RWY 03, 30; REIL RWY 12, 21; PAPI RWY 12; HIRL RWY 03/21, 12/30 - CTAF.

›US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KATW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KATW have a METAR?

Yes. KATW has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KATW have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KATW; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KATW?

KATW sits at 918 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KATW?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.