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Airbatco Field (44MI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY70), 44MI is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Airbatco Field in Mulliken, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY70): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Airbatco Field (44MI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mulliken, MI at a field elevation of 852 ft. 44MI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY70, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,033 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLAN.

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VFR
Observed 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY70, 12 nm away.

Wind
140° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.24"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KY70 281035Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3024 RMK AO2

What changed at KY70 (nearest station)?

Since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 44MI

Based on the nearest station (KY70), 44MI is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 852 ft). 44MI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLAN, about 14 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
18FAV3 kt head2 kt left
363 kt tail3 kt right

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44MI 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,033 × 100 ft · TURF-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 44MI
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
    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
061211Z22Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → unlimited.

44MI 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 44MI

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

PIREP1041Z (6:41 AM EDT) · 95 NM S of 44MI · 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.
PIREP1024Z (6:24 AM EDT) · 62 NM E of 44MI · 15,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop durc to 180 turbulencelight clear 140 icing
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OYM UA /OV SVM/TM 1024/FL150/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180/IC LGT CLR 140/RM ZOB
OYM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1024Reported at 10:24 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180Turbulence: light chop durc to 180.
IC LGT CLR 140Icing: light clear 140.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 45 NM S of 44MI · 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 44MI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY70 reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,300 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 1%IFR 3%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 13

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

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

18
57%
36
43%

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Live crosswind meter

44MI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY70, 12 nm away.

N18364 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 36° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,033 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Airbatco Field (44MI)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Ireg all day
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
44MI
City
Mulliken
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
852 ft
Coordinates
42.7742, -84.9032
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,033 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KY70
TAF
Nearest KLAN
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
11h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Airbatco Field (44MI)

Community-submitted

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

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