Chippewa Valley Regional
EAU · KEAU · Eau Claire, Wisconsin · Chippewa County · map
Chippewa Valley Regional is a public-use airport owned by Eau Claire County, 3 miles north of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 913 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 8,101 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KEAU · observed 2:56 pm CDT (19:56 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.75 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KEAU 061956Z 21014G21KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP071 T02560106
TAF KEAU 061720Z 0618/0718 22012G20KT P6SM SCT250 FM062300 25007KT P6SM SCT250 FM070500 31004KT P6SM FEW250 FM071600 27006KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA EAU · ICAO KEAU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Eau Claire County
- Elevation
- 913 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 5:30 am to 8:30 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 8,101 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Concrete, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 400 ft, 7,701 ft available for landing, road 4 ft high 140 ft from the end
- Runway 22: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 7,301 ft available for landing
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.575 | Eau Claire |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Eau and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.025 | Eau Claire |
| Ground | 120.925 | Eau Claire |
| Eau Claire Rco | 122.2 | Eau Claire |
| Eau Claire Center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.3 | Eau Claire |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 715-832-7990.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Eau Claire from the FAA register
75 aircraft are registered to owners in Eau Claire, Wisconsin: 54 piston singles, 7 business jets, 4 piston twins, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Airport conditions unmon 2200 - 0500.
- When the control tower closed high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22 preset on low intst; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 22; runway end identifier lights runway 4; high-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; runway end identifier lights runway 14; PAPI runways 14 /32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) services available on 129.625.
- Road 140 feet from runway end 481 feet left of centerline.
- PAPI runway 04 22 operates continuously.
- Approach ratio 50:1 at dthr.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- All general aviation aircraft park at the FBO (fixed-base operator).
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.