Waukesha County
UES · KUES · Waukesha, Wisconsin · Waukesha County · map
Waukesha County is a public-use airport owned by Waukesha County, 2 miles north of Waukesha, Wisconsin, 912 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 5,849 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 212 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 86,483 takeoffs and landings a year. About 70 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Weather right now KUES · observed 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC), 6 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 8 knots, gusting to 13
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 29.69 inHg
The forecast issued Mon 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC), good until Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued, and in English (METAR and TAF)
METAR KUES 122345Z 19008G13KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A2969
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KUES
- the station, KUES
- 122345Z
- observed 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC)
- 19008G13KT
- wind from the south at 8 knots, gusting to 13
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 27/17
- temperature 27 °C (81 °F), dew point 17 °C (63 °F)
- A2969
- altimeter setting 29.69 inches of mercury
TAF KUES 122320Z 1300/1324 21009KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/23045KT FM130900 27010G20KT P6SM FEW250 FM131800 30010KT P6SM SKC
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KUES
- the station, KUES
- 122320Z
- issued 6:20 pm CDT (23:20 UTC)
- 1300/1324 21009KT P6SM SCT250 WS020/23045KT
- valid from Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) to Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, wind shear below 2,000 feet: wind from 230° at 45 knots above it
- FM130900 27010G20KT P6SM FEW250
- from Tue 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM131800 30010KT P6SM SKC
- from Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground).
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. AIRMET in force: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light to moderate chop turbulence above 17,000 ft, 82 nm southwest, 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 13,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
5 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- C210 at 900 ft, 55 nm south, 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed during the descent runway 16 pwk.
as filed, and in English
PWK UA /OV OBK161004/TM 2109/FL009/TP C210/RM LLWS -10KTS DURD RY 16 PWK
- Report
- a routine report filed through PWK
- Where
- 4 nm south (161°) of OBK
- Time
- 21:09 UTC
- Height
- at 900 ft
- Aircraft
- C210
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed during the descent runway 16 pwk
- C550 descending, 57 nm south, 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 5-knot loss of airspeed.
as filed, and in English
PWK UA /OV PWK340001/TM 2100/FLDURD/TP C550/RM LLWS +-5KTS
- Report
- a routine report filed through PWK
- Where
- 1 nm north (340°) of PWK
- Time
- 21:00 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- C550
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear a 5-knot loss of airspeed
- B737 at 36,000 ft, 73 nm northwest, 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
DLL UA /OV DLL/TM 2332/FL360/TP B737/TB NEG
- Report
- a routine report filed through DLL
- Where
- over DLL
- Time
- 23:32 UTC
- Height
- at 36,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- none
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (GRB, 87 nm north), for use 20:00–03:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 220° at 19 kt; 6,000 ft: 250° at 35 kt, 18 °C; 9,000 ft: 270° at 31 kt, 11 °C; 12,000 ft: 280° at 28 kt, 4 °C; 18,000 ft: 260° at 29 kt, -10 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
7 notices to air missions in force at this field, 4 more starting within a week.
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. The notices come from the FAA's notice service, the site's copy refreshed every few minutes (last checked 1 minutes ago). The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices; the request for the full feed is with the FAA.
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA UES · ICAO KUES
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Waukesha County
- Elevation
- 912 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,849 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 3,599 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 28: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, trees 75 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 50 ft high 1,140 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 123.7 | Waukesha |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Ues and aWOS-3 | 118.875 | Waukesha |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.6 | Waukesha |
| Clearance delivery When tower closed | 128.7 | Waukesha |
| Approach and departure | 125.35 | Waukesha |
| Gopac and star | 126.5 | Waukesha |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 262-521-5226.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (10 nm northeast), East Troy Municipal (16 nm south), General Mitchell International (16 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Wisconsin · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Coyotes on and in the vicinity of airport.
- High-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 preset on low intst; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 10; runway end identifier lights runway 28, medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 10 and VASI runway 28 operates continuously.
- Gross WT 2S-155
- North ramp lights out of service
- Call milwaukee (mke) clearence delivery 128.7 'ONLY' when Waukesha (ues) tower closed.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 4 departures from UES in those twelve months, carrying 10 passengers in 33 seats (30% filled), to 4 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukesha County → Naples Municipal UES–APF | 1 | 6 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| Waukesha County → Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall UES–BWI | 1 | 2 | Jet Aviation Flight... |
| Waukesha County → Charleston Afb/Intl UES–CHS | 1 | 2 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Waukesha County → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain UES–MSP | 1 | 0 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 4 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 163 |
| multi-engine | 18 |
| jets | 24 |
| helicopters | 5 |
| other | 2 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 86,483, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 4 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,005 |
| general aviation, travelling | 36,686 |
| general aviation, local | 43,649 |
| military | 139 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Waukesha from the FAA register
98 aircraft are registered to owners in Waukesha, Wisconsin: 58 piston singles, 10 business jets, 7 turboprops, 6 helicopters, 6 balloons. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Wisconsin.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Waukesha:
- Spring City Jet, Inc 10 aircraft on the certificate Spring City Aviation operates charter flights, aircraft management, maintenance, and flight training services across five locations in southeastern Wisconsin.
Repair stations in Waukesha:
- Skycom Avionics INC Skycom Avionics Inc is an FAA-certificated repair station located in Waukesha, Wisconsin, specializing in avionics installations, sales, and services.
Companies in the same town as this airport; not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
12 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 11 for private pilot, 11 for commercial and instrument, 7 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 11 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 5 training center examiners.
- Michael Ford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Waukesha County Airport · Waukesha, WI (0 nm) · (262) 607-2744 · midwestdpe@gmail.com
- Patrick Hammer commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings; multi-engine airplanes · Freight Runners Express, Inc. · Milwaukee, WI (16 nm) · (414) 688-1556 · phammer@freightrunners.com
- Stanley McDuffie private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Air Cargo · Milwaukee, WI (16 nm) · (505) 264-1887 · smcduffie@sunexair.com
- Thomas Bradley Boyer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · West Bend Air · West Bend, WI (23 nm) · (920) 412-8028 · thomasbboyer@gmail.com
- David Klein private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Antioch, IL (35 nm) · (973) 879-5740 · captdmk@comcast.net
- Christopher Ray Greene private pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Waukegan, IL (42 nm) · (603) 738-2686 · chrisgreeneaviation@gmail.com
- John Peter Boos private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Skill Aviation LLC · Waukegan, IL (42 nm) · (847) 219-1189 · johnboos88@gmail.com
- Donald Goss private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Skill Aviation · Waukegan, IL (43 nm) · (847) 226-7326 · skip.goss@gmail.com
All 51 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 14 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Waukesha 98 aircraft · 58 piston singles, 10 business jets, 7 turboprops
- Bbjs Investments LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Aeromarine Holdings LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Adventure Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Flight for Life INC 3 aircraft in town
- Spring City Jet, Inc 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Skycom Avionics INC · repair station
- Naples Municipal (APF) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) 1 flights in twelve months · Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc.
- Charleston Afb/Intl (CHS) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Wisconsin 1,619 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Wisconsin 123 landing places
- Wisconsin 6,160 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/UES.json.
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 9, 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.