Ness Landing Seaplane Base (3MI9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:56 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KESC), 3MI9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ness Landing Seaplane Base in Rapid River, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KESC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ness Landing Seaplane Base (3MI9) is a seaplane base in Rapid River, MI. 3MI9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KESC, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 3 physical runways (04/22, 11/29, 14/32), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KESC, 11.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 ft, temperature 17°C (62°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KESC 281756Z AUTO 17009KT 10SM SCT090 17/12 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01670122 10167 20122 58013 $
What changed at KESC (nearest station)?
Since the 1656Z (12:56 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Pressure falling: altimeter 30.12 → 30.10 inHg.
Current pilot readout for 3MI9
Based on the nearest station (KESC), 3MI9 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately 700 ft (field elevation 580 ft). 3MI9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAW, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 5,000 ft | WATER | 8 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 22 | 3,000 ft | WATER | 6 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 11 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 29 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 4 kt tail | 8 kt left |
| 04 | 3,000 ft | WATER | 6 kt tail | 7 kt right |
| 32 | 5,000 ft | WATER | 8 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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3MI9 runways
3 physical runways · 6 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 04/223,000 × 150 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3MI9Wind
- 04
- 6 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 6 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 11/295,000 × 150 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3MI9Wind
- 11
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 14/325,000 × 200 ft · WATERCurrent useno stated-runway source at 3MI9Wind
- 14
- 8 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 8 kt tailwind · 5 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 unlimited → unlimited.
3MI9 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 3MI9
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1542/FL019/TP C208/SK BKN019-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1542Reported at 15:42 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN019-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1443/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC016-TOP022/RM DURC
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
CMX UA /OV CMX/TM 1354/FL025/TP C208/SK BASE 025
CMX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1354Reported at 13:54 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1336/FL013/TP C208/SK OVC013-TOP024/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1336Reported at 13:36 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC013-TOP024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 3MI9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KESC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,200 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.
- 22
- 33%
- 29
- 21%
- 14
- 16%
- 04
- 14%
- 32
- 10%
- 11
- 6%
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Live crosswind meter
3MI9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KESC, 12 nm away.
Wind is 33° off runway 14, 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
- Fuel
- Mogas (auto fuel)
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- Seaplane base
- FAA LID
- 3MI9
- City
- Rapid River
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 580 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.9039, -86.9703
- Runways
- 3 physical runways · 6 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KESC
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 4h 7m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ness Landing Seaplane Base (3MI9)
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