WS17 Weather Pioneer Airport

Oshkosh, WisconsinElevation 826 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KOSH · 1 NM E · 53 min old

Ceiling 12,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.

No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KOSH

WIND

010@12

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

12,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports visibility 10 SM, temperature 15C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 47F, 11% 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	47	NNE 7 kt	–	11%
Monday	Mostly Cloudy	54/44	NE 9 kt	–	10%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	64/52	ESE 10 kt	18 kt	10%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	70/54	SSW 10 kt	–	63%
Thursday	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	68/49	WSW 9 kt	–	63%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Rain Showers	65/52	ESE 7 kt	–	46%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	66/51	SE 8 kt	–	48%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	63	WSW 8 kt	–	38%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRB). Forecast issued 0048Z.

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

Crosswind calculator

No runway layout is available for WS17. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 1,988 ft

13/31

Dimensions

1,988 x 130 ft

Surface

Turf

RWY 13

RWY 31

Traffic patternRight

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

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

826 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2254Z 5:54 PM

Sunrise

1222Z 7:22 AM

Loggable night

2324Z (6:24 PM local) → 1152Z (6:52 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

Pioneer Airport is in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Field elevation 826 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPrivately owned

UsePrivate use

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJONATHAN EISELE

Manager phone920-426-6176

AttendedUNATNDD

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAWS17

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)GREEN BAY

RegionWisconsin

CountryUnited States

Coordinates43.9850, -88.5761

Distance from city2 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Control towerNon-towered

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

WS17 traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 61 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

15.3

AVG OPS/DAY

27.7

Operations trend (16 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 47%Unknown 36%Helicopter 7%Twin 4%Jet 2%Other 2%Turboprop 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~56 landings/mo

›B47G (Unknown) · ~30 landings/mo

›RV12 (Unknown) · ~21 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo

›R44 (Helicopter) · ~8 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›RV12 (Unknown)

›P28A (Piston single)

›BE76 (Twin)

›B47G (Unknown)

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

WS17 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KOSH (1 NM E, VFR).

KOSH Wittman Regional Airport

1 NM E

VFR

KFLD Fond du Lac County Airport

13 NM S

VFR

KATW Appleton International Airport

17 NM N

VFR

KSBM Sheboygan County Memorial Airport

34 NM E

VFR

KUNU Dodge County Airport

34 NM S

VFR

KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport

36 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›CTC WITTMAN RGNL ARPT (OSH) ATCT PRIOR TO USING ARPT.

›PPR, CTC ARPT MGR.

›PRVDD OPNS ARE CONDD IN ACCORD WITH LTR OF AGRMNT BTWN PIONEER & WITTMAN FLD ARPTS & OSHKOSH ATCT.

›FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›USE CAUTION FOR WATERFOWL INVOF RWY 31 APCH.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗WS17 on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does WS17 have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for WS17. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does WS17 have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for WS17. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at WS17?

WS17 sits at 826 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for WS17?

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.