White Cloud Airport (42C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFFX), 42C is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near White Cloud Airport in White Cloud, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFFX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
White Cloud Airport (42C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around White Cloud, MI at a field elevation of 914 ft. 42C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFFX, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,916 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFFX, 12.2 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KFFX 280955Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3022 RMK AO2
What changed at KFFX (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 42C
Based on the nearest station (KFFX), 42C is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 914 ft). 42C does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKG, about 31 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 | 2,916 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 36 | 2,916 ft | ASPH-F | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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42C 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 18/362,916 × 60 ft · ASPH-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 42CWind
- 18
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
42C weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 42C
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFFX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 62%
- 36
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
42C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFFX, 12 nm away.
Wind is 52° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 42C
- City
- White Cloud
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 914 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5597, -85.7742
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,916 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KFFX
- TAF
- Nearest KMKG
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 36m
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Pilot PIREPs for White Cloud Airport (42C)
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