Flying M Ranch Airport (3L7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOSC), 3L7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Flying M Ranch Airport in Lincoln, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOSC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Flying M Ranch Airport (3L7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lincoln, MI at a field elevation of 830 ft. 3L7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOSC, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOSC, 17.2 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOSC 281155Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3025 RMK AO2 10117 20075 70000
What changed at KOSC (nearest station)?
Since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3L7
Based on the nearest station (KOSC), 3L7 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 830 ft). 3L7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPN, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 09 | 2,200 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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3L7 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 09/272,200 × 90 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3L7Wind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 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 6→3 kt, ceiling 3,000 ft → unlimited.
3L7 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 3L7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CAD UA /OV CAD/TM 1140/FL070/TP C208/SK SKC/WX HZ 070/TB NEG/IC NEG
CAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX HZ 070Weather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3L7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOSC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 5 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 71%
- 09
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
3L7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOSC, 17 nm away.
Wind is 63° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3L7
- City
- Lincoln
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 830 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7383, -83.3797
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOSC
- TAF
- Nearest KAPN
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 10h 11m
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Pilot PIREPs for Flying M Ranch Airport (3L7)
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