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Para Field (4Y8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:15 AM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPHN), 4Y8 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Para Field in Yale, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPHN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Para Field (4Y8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yale, MI at a field elevation of 800 ft. 4Y8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPHN, about 20 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTC.

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VFR
Observed 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPHN, 20.1 nm away.

Wind
140° 6 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.41"
Temp / Dew
50°F / 10°C
feels like 47°F

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KPHN 271515Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3041 RMK AO2

What changed at KPHN (nearest station)?

Since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1455Z (10:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 4Y8

Based on the nearest station (KPHN), 4Y8 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (06). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 800 ft). 4Y8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTC, about 36 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
06FAV1 kt head6 kt right
241 kt tail6 kt left

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4Y8 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 06/24
    2,500 × 65 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 4Y8
    Wind
    06
    1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
    24
    1 kt tailwind · 6 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
091815Z03Z15Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 9→6 kt, ceiling 1,800 ft → unlimited.

4Y8 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 4Y8

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

PIREP1208Z (8:08 AM EDT) · 99 NM NW of 4Y8 · 25,000 ft MSL · PC12
occasional light chop turbulence
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MOP UA /OV MOP360020/TM 1208/FL250/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
MOP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MOP360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1208Reported at 12:08 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
PIREP1019Z (6:19 AM EDT) · 67 NM SW of 4Y8 · 20,000 ft MSL · E75L
occasional light chop 17,000–20,000 ft durc turbulence
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YIP UA /OV SSVM300030/TM 1019/FL200/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 170-200 DURC/RM ZOB
YIP UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SSVM300030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1019Reported at 10:19 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB OCNL LGT CHOP 170-200 DUR…Turbulence: occasional light chop 17,000–20,000 ft durc.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1018Z (6:18 AM EDT) · 84 NM W of 4Y8 · 21,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop170-200 turbulence
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LAN UA /OV LAN/TM 1018/FL210/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP170-200/RM ZOB
LAN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV LANLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1018Reported at 10:18 UTC.
FL210Altitude: 21,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP170-200Turbulence: light chop170-200.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 65 NM SW of 4Y8 · during climb · GLF5
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DTW UA /OV DTW/TM 1005/FL170/TP GLF5/IC NEG/RM DURC ZOB
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV DTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.
TP GLF5Aircraft type reporting.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM DURC ZOBRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 4Y8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPHN reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 99%MVFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 73%MVFR 9%IFR 6%LIFR 12%
Wind avg/max: 3/12 kt
Max gust: 16 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 42

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.

24
53%
06
47%

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Live crosswind meter

4Y8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPHN, 20 nm away.

N06246 kt
Headwind
1 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
6 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 06, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Para Field (4Y8) with runway 06/24 marked
N ↑

Runway 06/24 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
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
4Y8
City
Yale
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
800 ft
Coordinates
43.2022, -82.7541
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KPHN
TAF
Nearest KMTC
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
6h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Para Field (4Y8)

Community-submitted

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

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