Gavagan Field (48G) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:15 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KD95), 48G is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Gavagan Field in Yale, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KD95): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Gavagan Field (48G) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yale, MI at a field elevation of 800 ft. 48G has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KD95, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (14/32), the longest 1,986 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KD95, 16.9 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KD95 281115Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM SCT050 10/08 A3026 RMK AO2
Current pilot readout for 48G
Based on the nearest station (KD95), 48G is currently VFR with winds from 100° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (14). Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 800 ft). 48G does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTC, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14FAV | 1,986 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 32 | 1,986 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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48G 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 14/321,986 × 95 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 48GWind
- 14
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 32
- 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.
48G weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 48G
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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.Show raw report
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.Show raw report
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 48G
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.
- 32
- 51%
- 14
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
48G has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KD95, 17 nm away.
Wind is 40° off runway 14, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 48G
- City
- Yale
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 800 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.1034, -82.8902
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,986 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KD95
- TAF
- Nearest KMTC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 10h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Gavagan Field (48G)
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