Lost Creek Airport (5Y4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGOV), 5Y4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 17,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Lost Creek Airport in Luzerne, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGOV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lost Creek Airport (5Y4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Luzerne, MI at a field elevation of 1,051 ft. 5Y4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGOV, about 21 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGOV, 21 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 17,000 ft, temperature 9°C (48°F), altimeter 30.22 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 17,000 ft.
METAR KGOV 280855Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW055 OVC170 09/07 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00900073 57007 $
What changed at KGOV (nearest station)?
Since the 0755Z (3:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
Current pilot readout for 5Y4
Based on the nearest station (KGOV), 5Y4 is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 17,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 1,051 ft). 5Y4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPN, about 38 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | 2,200 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
| 18 | 2,600 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
| 23 | 2,200 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | TURF-F | - | - |
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5Y4 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 05/232,200 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5Y4Wind
- 05
- no steady wind
- 23
- no steady wind
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,600 × 100 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at 5Y4Wind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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 23 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling 3,500 ft → 17,000 ft.
5Y4 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at 5Y4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGOV reported mostly VFR across 26 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 18
- 35%
- 23
- 34%
- 36
- 21%
- 05
- 10%
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Live crosswind meter
5Y4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGOV, 21 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5Y4
- City
- Luzerne
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,051 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.6600, -84.2375
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGOV
- TAF
- Nearest KAPN
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 37m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lost Creek Airport (5Y4)
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