Cain Field (38C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRQB), 38C is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cain Field in Stanwood, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRQB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cain Field (38C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Stanwood, MI at a field elevation of 897 ft. 38C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRQB, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 3,472 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRQB, 7.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.14 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRQB 282115Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A3014 RMK AO2
What changed at KRQB (nearest station)?
Since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2055Z (4:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 38C
Based on the nearest station (KRQB), 38C is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 897 ft). 38C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKG, about 42 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 | 3,472 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 36 | 3,472 ft | TURF-G | 5 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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38C 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 18/363,472 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 38CWind
- 18
- 5 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 5 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 7→6 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
38C weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 38C
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 38C
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRQB reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 55%
- 36
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
38C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRQB, 7.4 nm away.
Wind is 30° 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
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 38C
- City
- Stanwood
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 897 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.6000, -85.4931
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,472 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRQB
- TAF
- Nearest KMKG
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 1h 9m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cain Field (38C)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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