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Orban Airport (51C) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 5:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLAN), 51C is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Orban Airport in DeWitt, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLAN): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Orban Airport (51C) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around DeWitt, MI at a field elevation of 882 ft. 51C has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLAN, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 1,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLAN.

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VFR
Observed 0953Z (5:53 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLAN, 5.2 nm away.

Wind
140° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Altimeter
30.25"
Temp / Dew
53°F / 12°C
dew 49°F / 9°C

Wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, broken clouds at 12,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLAN 280953Z 14003KT 10SM BKN120 12/09 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01170094

What changed at KLAN (nearest station)?

Since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • A ceiling formed at 12,000 ft.

Current pilot readout for 51C

Based on the nearest station (KLAN), 51C is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (11). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 882 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
11FAV2 kt head2 kt right
292 kt tail2 kt left

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51C 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 11/29
    1,700 × 50 ft · Turf
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 51C
    Wind
    11
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    29
    2 kt tailwind · 2 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
061210Z22Z09Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.

51C 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 51C

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

PIREP1024Z (6:24 AM EDT) · 54 NM SE of 51C · 15,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop durc to 180 turbulencelight clear 140 icing
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.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 48 NM S of 51C · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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 51C

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLAN reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 6/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 89%MVFR 2%IFR 1%LIFR 8%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 11

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.

29
57%
11
43%

TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 0540Z (1:40 AM EDT)

TAF KLAN 280540Z 2806/2906 15008KT P6SM SCT060 BKN110 FM281400 21007KT P6SM SKC

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Live crosswind meter

51C has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLAN, 5.2 nm away.

N11293 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 34° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,700 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Orban Airport (51C) with runway 11/29 marked
N ↑

Runway 11/29 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
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
51C
City
DeWitt
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
882 ft
Coordinates
42.8521, -84.6460
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLAN
TAF
Nearest KLAN
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
12h 3m

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Pilot PIREPs for Orban Airport (51C)

Community-submitted

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

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