KSUE/SUE METAR Door County Cherryland Airport

Sturgeon Bay, WisconsinElevation 725 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR58 min old

Ceiling 6,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

050@10

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

6,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-555 ft

-1,280 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0357Z (10:57 PM local) · 58 min old

KSUE is currently VFR. Winds are from the northeast at 10 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 6,000 feet AGL.

WIND

50° at 10 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 6,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

7°C / 3°C

45°F / 37°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.42 inHg

1030.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP303

sea-level pressure 1030.3 hPa

T00670033

precise temperature 6.7°C, dew point 3.3°C

station needs maintenance

FAA: no delays reported at SUE.

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

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

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 50° at 10 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 6,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 43F, 24% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing. Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Rain Showers" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Chance Rain Showers	43	ENE 8 kt	–	24%
Tuesday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	55/49	SE 11 kt	16 kt	12%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	68/52	SSW 9 kt	–	42%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	64/41	WSW 9 kt	–	42%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	57/44	ESE 5 kt	–	28%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	58/47	ESE 7 kt	–	40%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	60/46	SSE 7 kt	–	33%
Monday	Chance Rain Showers	59	S 10 kt	–	38%

Note: the NWS forecast for now reads "Chance Rain Showers" but the current METAR shows none of it; the observation and forecast differ, so trust the METAR for current conditions.

Source: National Weather Service (office GRB). Forecast issued 0454Z.

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

050° at 10 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 028 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

8 kt

CROSS

6 kt R

BEST

HEAD

7 kt

CROSS

7 kt L

HEAD

7 kt tail

CROSS

7 kt R

HEAD

8 kt tail

CROSS

6 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 4,599 ft

10/28

Dimensions

3,199 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 1093°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28273°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

02/20

Dimensions

4,599 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0213°T

ILSSDF

Approach lightsRLLS

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 20193°T

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

-555 ft

Pressure altitude

225 ft

Field elevation

725 ft MSL

Temperature

7°C (45°F)

Dewpoint

3°C (37°F)

Altimeter

30.42 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

2247Z 5:47 PM

Sunrise

1220Z 7:20 AM

Loggable night

2317Z (6:17 PM local) → 1150Z (6:50 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2247Z (5:47 PM local) → 1220Z (7:20 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2347Z (6:47 PM local) → 1120Z (6:20 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

Door County Cherryland Airport is in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Field elevation 725 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCRAIG ROSS

Manager phone920-746-7131

AttendedALL MON-SAT, 0800–1800

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKSUE / SUE

SectionalGREEN BAY

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)GREEN BAY

RegionWisconsin

CountryUnited States

Coordinates44.8437, -87.4215

Distance from city2 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119.25

GREEN BAY APP/DEP

A/D

128.325

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KSUE traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-10-25, 34 days observed · data 2026-10-25

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

2.6

AVG OPS/DAY

4.3

Operations trend (15 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 69%Jet 13%Twin 10%Unknown 4%Turboprop 4%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C175 (Piston single) · ~5 landings/mo

›P28R (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›M20P (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›P68 (Twin) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C175 (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›S22T (Piston single)

›P68 (Twin)

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.

KMNM Menominee–Marinette Twin County Airport

19 NM NW

MVFR

KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport

37 NM SW

VFR

KMTW Manitowoc County Airport

44 NM S

VFR

KESC Delta County Airport

55 NM N

VFR

KCLI Clintonville Municipal Airport

58 NM W

VFR

KATW Appleton International Airport

59 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›24 HR FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD.

›MIRL RWY 10/28 PRESET TO LOW SS-SR; TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT RLLS RWY 02; REIL RWY 02, 10, 20 & 28; PAPI RWY 02, 10, 20 & 28; MIRL RWY 02/20, MIRL 10/28 - CTAF.

›FOR CD CTC GREEN BAY APCH ON FREQ OR 920-431-5741, WHEN APCH CLSD, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›AFT HRS CALL 920-746-2581.

›WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

›ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›GROUP OF SIX TWRS APRXLY 4 NM NE-TALLEST TWR IS 1351 FT MSL/499 FT AGL.

›BE ALERT: NO LINE OF SIGHT RY 02 TO 20.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KSUE on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KSUE have a METAR?

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

Does KSUE have a TAF?

When KSUE issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KSUE?

KSUE sits at 725 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KSUE?

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.