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Wells Airport (35C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:15 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8D4), 35C is currently MVFR with winds from 070° at 2 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wells Airport in Rockford, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8D4): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wells Airport (35C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rockford, MI at a field elevation of 890 ft. 35C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8D4, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRR.

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MVFR
Observed 1115Z (7:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8D4, 7.6 nm away.

Wind
070° 2 kt
Visibility
5 sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
48°F / 9°C
dew 46°F / 8°C

Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 2 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR).

Raw METAR
METAR K8D4 281115Z AUTO 07002KT 5SM BR CLR 09/08 A3023 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for 35C

Based on the nearest station (K8D4), 35C is currently MVFR with winds from 070° at 2 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors north-facing runway ends (36). Density altitude is approximately -0 ft (field elevation 890 ft). 35C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 15 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
36FAV1 kt head2 kt right
181 kt tail2 kt left

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35C 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,200 × 100 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 35C
    Wind
    18
    1 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    1 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

35C weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 35C

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1106Z (7:06 AM EDT) · 70 NM SE of 35C · 18,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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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.
PIREP1024Z (6:24 AM EDT) · 95 NM SE of 35C · 15,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop durc to 180 turbulencelight clear 140 icing
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OYM UA /OV SVM/TM 1024/FL150/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180/IC LGT CLR 140/RM ZOB
OYM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1024Reported at 10:24 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180Turbulence: light chop durc to 180.
IC LGT CLR 140Icing: light clear 140.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 75 NM SE of 35C · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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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 35C

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.

Last 7 days
VFR 95%MVFR 3%LIFR 2%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: 15 kt
Lowest ceiling: 100 ft
Lowest vis: 0.75 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

18
74%
36
26%

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Live crosswind meter

35C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8D4, 7.6 nm away.

N36182 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 71° off runway 36, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wells Airport (35C) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

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
May-Nov Daily DALGT local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
35C
City
Rockford
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
890 ft
Coordinates
43.1284, -85.5053
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station K8D4
TAF
Nearest KGRR
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
11h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wells Airport (35C)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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