Torchport Airport (59M) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACB), 59M is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Torchport Airport in Eastport, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Torchport Airport (59M) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Eastport, MI at a field elevation of 640 ft. 59M has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACB, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 09/27), the longest 3,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACB, 7.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (51°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KACB 281235Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3020 RMK AO2 T01050075
What changed at KACB (nearest station)?
Since the 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1215Z (8:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 59M
Based on the nearest station (KACB), 59M is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately -100 ft (field elevation 640 ft). 59M does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22FAV | 2,400 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 27 | 3,300 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 09 | 3,300 ft | TURF-F | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 04 | 2,400 ft | TURF-F | 3 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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59M runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 04/222,400 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 59MWind
- 04
- 3 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 22
- 3 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 09/273,300 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 59MWind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 3 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling 12,000 ft → unlimited.
59M weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 59M
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CAD UA /OV CAD/TM 1140/FL070/TP C208/SK SKC/WX HZ 070/TB NEG/IC NEG
CAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX HZ 070Weather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 59M
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACB reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 22
- 56%
- 27
- 20%
- 04
- 15%
- 09
- 9%
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Live crosswind meter
59M has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACB, 7.8 nm away.
Wind is 22° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 04/22, 09/27 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 59M
- City
- Eastport
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.0558, -85.3559
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KACB
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 9h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Torchport Airport (59M)
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