Canadian Lakes Airport (0C5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRQB), 0C5 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Canadian Lakes Airport in Canadian Lakes, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRQB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Canadian Lakes Airport (0C5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Canadian Lakes, MI at a field elevation of 960 ft. 0C5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRQB, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRQB, 13 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRQB 281055Z AUTO 07001KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3023 RMK AO2
What changed at KRQB (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 0C5
Based on the nearest station (KRQB), 0C5 is currently VFR with winds from 070° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 960 ft). 0C5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 43 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,800 ft | TURF-G | 0 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 3,800 ft | TURF-G | 0 kt head | 1 kt right |
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0C5 runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,800 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 0C5Wind
- 18
- 0 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 0 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 2→1 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
0C5 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 0C5
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV JXN/TM 1106/FL180/TP B739/SK TOP 176/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1106Reported at 11:06 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 176Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 0C5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRQB reported mostly VFR across 51 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 53%
- 36
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
0C5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRQB, 13 nm away.
Wind is 110° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 0C5
- City
- Canadian Lakes
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 960 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5757, -85.2842
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRQB
- TAF
- Nearest KGRR
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 27m
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Pilot PIREPs for Canadian Lakes Airport (0C5)
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