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Chicora Field (38MI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLWA), 38MI is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Chicora Field in Allegan, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Chicora Field (38MI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Allegan, MI at a field elevation of 700 ft. 38MI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWA, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,400 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAZO.

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VFR
Observed 1055Z (6:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWA, 14.1 nm away.

Wind
170° 2 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KLWA 281055Z AUTO 17002KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A3023 RMK AO2

Current pilot readout for 38MI

Based on the nearest station (KLWA), 38MI is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 700 ft). 38MI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAZO, about 24 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
10FAV1 kt head2 kt right
281 kt tail2 kt left

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38MI 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 10/28
    2,400 × 60 ft · ASPH-TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 38MI
    Wind
    10
    1 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    28
    1 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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.

38MI 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 38MI

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

PIREP1106Z (7:06 AM EDT) · 68 NM E of 38MI · 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.
PIREP1041Z (6:41 AM EDT) · 76 NM S of 38MI · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1041/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1041Reported at 10:41 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 96 NM S of 38MI · 37,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 64 NM E of 38MI · 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 38MI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Last 24 hours

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

Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 3%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 12

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

28
58%
10
42%

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Live crosswind meter

38MI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLWA, 14 nm away.

N10282 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 74° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,400 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Chicora Field (38MI)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
38MI
City
Allegan
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
700 ft
Coordinates
42.4669, -85.9792
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,400 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLWA
TAF
Nearest KAZO
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
11h 32m

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Pilot PIREPs for Chicora Field (38MI)

Community-submitted

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

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