W Gladstone Airport (43MI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
A current METAR is not available for 43MI right now.
Aviation weather near W Gladstone Airport in Gladstone, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KESC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
W Gladstone Airport (43MI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gladstone, MI at a field elevation of 729 ft. 43MI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KESC, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,977 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KESC, 8.2 nm away.
Current pilot readout for 43MI
A current METAR is not available for 43MI right now. The nearest reporting station is KESC. Check back shortly, review a nearby reporting station, and always confirm with an official briefing before flight.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,977 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
| 36 | 2,977 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
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43MI 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 18/362,977 × 68 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 43MIWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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.
43MI 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 43MI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 58%
- 36
- 42%
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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
- Attended
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Flight instruction
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 43MI
- City
- Gladstone
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 729 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.8591, -87.1168
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,977 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KESC
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 10h 21m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Bay Area Club - Riverland Aero Park , Escanaba, MI · 6 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for W Gladstone Airport (43MI)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for W Gladstone Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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