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Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBEH), 40C is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Watervliet Municipal Airport in Watervliet, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBEH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Watervliet, MI at a field elevation of 656 ft. 40C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBEH, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 07/25), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBEH, 9 nm away.

Wind
150° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KBEH 281153Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC120 13/10 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T01280100 10133 20122 53004

What changed at KBEH (nearest station)?

Since the 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1053Z (6:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 40C

Based on the nearest station (KBEH), 40C is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 656 ft). 40C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 30 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
20FAV3 kt head3 kt left
071 kt head4 kt right
251 kt tail4 kt left
023 kt tail3 kt right

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40C 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.

  • Runway 02/20
    2,600 × 200 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 40C
    Wind
    02
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    20
    3 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 07/25
    1,540 × 200 ft · TURF-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 40C
    Wind
    07
    1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    25
    1 kt tailwind · 4 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102112Z00Z11Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.

40C 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 40C

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

PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 66 NM SE of 40C · 36,000 ft MSL · H25B
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1144/FL360/TP H25B/TB NEG
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 49 NM NE of 40C · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL530
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ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131 F280 MS37 275/024KT TB MODERATE SK IC
ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1129Z (7:29 AM EDT) · 66 NM SE of 40C · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1129/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 1129Reported at 11:29 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1106Z (7:06 AM EDT) · 80 NM E of 40C · 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) · 66 NM SE of 40C · 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) · 87 NM SE of 40C · 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) · 72 NM E of 40C · 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 40C

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBEH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 18 kt
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 91%MVFR 5%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

20
33%
07
31%
25
29%
02
7%

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Live crosswind meter

40C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBEH, 9 nm away.

N20024 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
3 kt

Wind is 44° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,600 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C) with runway 02/20, 07/25 marked
N ↑

Runway 02/20, 07/25 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
40C
City
Watervliet
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
656 ft
Coordinates
42.2000, -86.2500
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
2,600 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBEH
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
10h 28m

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Pilot PIREPs for Watervliet Municipal Airport (40C)

Community-submitted

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

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