Wilds Field (5MI1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (K8D4), 5MI1 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Wilds Field in Cedar Springs, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (K8D4): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Wilds Field (5MI1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Cedar Springs, MI at a field elevation of 885 ft. 5MI1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from K8D4, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 1,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station K8D4, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 24°C (75°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR K8D4 281935Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A3016 RMK AO2
What changed at K8D4 (nearest station)?
Since the 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Wind direction moved from 190° to 230°.
Current pilot readout for 5MI1
Based on the nearest station (K8D4), 5MI1 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 30. Density altitude is approximately 1,900 ft (field elevation 885 ft). 5MI1 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30FAV | 1,600 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 8 kt left |
| 12 | 1,600 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 8 kt right |
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5MI1 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 12/301,600 × 90 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5MI1Wind
- 12
- 4 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 4 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
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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.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 7→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
5MI1 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 5MI1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5MI1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station K8D4 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 52%
- 12
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
5MI1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from K8D4, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 66° off runway 30, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5MI1
- City
- Cedar Springs
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 885 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.2514, -85.5428
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station K8D4
- TAF
- Nearest KGRR
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 2h 58m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Wilds Field (5MI1)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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