Black River Ranch Airport (1MI3) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGLR), 1MI3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Black River Ranch Airport in Onaway, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Black River Ranch Airport (1MI3) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Onaway, MI at a field elevation of 880 ft. 1MI3 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLR, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 3,900 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLR, 19.5 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.13 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGLR 282053Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 21/07 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02110067 56010
What changed at KGLR (nearest station)?
Since the 1953Z (3:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1953Z (3:53 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 1MI3
Based on the nearest station (KGLR), 1MI3 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 880 ft). 1MI3 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPN, about 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 3,900 ft | ASPH | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left |
| W | 3,900 ft | ASPH | 8 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
1MI3 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 1MI3
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 19 kt, the lowest ceiling was 7,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- E/W
- 100%
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 1MI3
- City
- Onaway
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 880 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1958, -84.3217
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,900 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGLR
- TAF
- Nearest KAPN
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 1h 0m
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Pilot PIREPs for Black River Ranch Airport (1MI3)
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