Forest Hill Airport (3F5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLAN), 3F5 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Forest Hill Airport in Westphalia, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLAN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Forest Hill Airport (3F5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Westphalia, MI at a field elevation of 772 ft. 3F5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLAN, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 2,070 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLAN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLAN, 9 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KLAN 281853Z 20009KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP225 T02220094
What changed at KLAN (nearest station)?
Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.22 → 30.20 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 3F5
Based on the nearest station (KLAN), 3F5 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,450 ft (field elevation 772 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 1,520 ft | TURF-G | 9 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 27 | 2,070 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 09 | 2,070 ft | TURF-G | 4 kt tail | 8 kt right |
| 36 | 1,520 ft | TURF-G | 8 kt tail | 3 kt left |
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3F5 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 09/272,070 × 80 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3F5Wind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/361,520 × 80 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3F5Wind
- 18
- 9 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 3 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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 23 h: wind 7→9 kt, ceiling 11,000 ft → unlimited.
3F5 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 3F5
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.Show raw report
DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.TP C310Aircraft type reporting.WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM LEVELRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3F5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLAN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 43%
- 27
- 27%
- 36
- 16%
- 09
- 14%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1720Z (1:20 PM EDT)
TAF KLAN 281720Z 2818/2918 20006KT P6SM SKC FM290800 20009KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 WS020/23040KT FM291400 24012KT P6SM BKN060
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Live crosswind meter
3F5 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLAN, 9 nm away.
Wind is 19° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3F5
- City
- Westphalia
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 772 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9123, -84.6755
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,070 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLAN
- TAF
- Nearest KLAN
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 3h 17m
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Pilot PIREPs for Forest Hill Airport (3F5)
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