South Fox Island Airport (3MI2) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSJX), 3MI2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near South Fox Island Airport in Northport, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSJX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
South Fox Island Airport (3MI2) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Northport, MI at a field elevation of 616 ft. 3MI2 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSJX, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 5,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSJX, 20.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KSJX 281235Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3015 RMK AO2
What changed at KSJX (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 3MI2
Based on the nearest station (KSJX), 3MI2 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 616 ft). 3MI2 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 41 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 | 5,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 36 | 5,500 ft | TURF | 8 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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3MI2 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 18/365,500 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3MI2Wind
- 18
- 8 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 8 kt tailwind · 2 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 4→8 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.
3MI2 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 3MI2
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 3MI2
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSJX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,100 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
- 59%
- 36
- 41%
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Live crosswind meter
3MI2 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSJX, 21 nm away.
Wind is 14° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3MI2
- City
- Northport
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 616 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.3992, -85.8301
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSJX
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 9h 58m
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Pilot PIREPs for South Fox Island Airport (3MI2)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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