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Welke Airport (6Y8) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 11:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSJX), 6Y8 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Welke Airport in Beaver Island, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSJX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Welke Airport (6Y8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Beaver Island, MI at a field elevation of 664 ft. 6Y8 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSJX, about 3 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 17/35), the longest 3,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCIU.

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VFR
Observed 1535Z (11:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSJX, 2.6 nm away.

Wind
220° 11 kt
gusting 17 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.15"
Temp / Dew
61°F / 16°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 kt, gusting 17 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.15 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KSJX 281535Z AUTO 22011G17KT 10SM CLR 16/11 A3015 RMK AO2

What changed at KSJX (nearest station)?

Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 6Y8

Based on the nearest station (KSJX), 6Y8 is currently VFR with winds from 220° at 11 knots gusting 17, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (17, 27). Density altitude is approximately 650 ft (field elevation 664 ft). 6Y8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCIU, about 54 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
17FAV8 kt head8 kt right (g12)
277 kt head8 kt left (g13)
097 kt tail8 kt right (g13)
358 kt tail8 kt left (g12)

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6Y8 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    2,512 × 30 ft · ASPH-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6Y8
    Wind
    09
    7 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    7 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 17/35
    3,500 × 140 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 6Y8
    Wind
    17
    8 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    35
    8 kt tailwind · 8 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
0102015Z03Z15Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 8→11 kt, ceiling 4,700 ft → unlimited.

6Y8 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 6Y8

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

PIREP1443Z (10:43 AM EDT) · 87 NM NW of 6Y8 · during climb · C208
Show raw report
SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1443/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC016-TOP022/RM DURC
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.
FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC016-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURCRemarks.
PIREP1336Z (9:36 AM EDT) · 87 NM NW of 6Y8 · during descent · C208
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1336/FL013/TP C208/SK OVC013-TOP024/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1336Reported at 13:36 UTC.
FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.
TP C208Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC013-TOP024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
RM DURDRemarks.
PIREP1140Z (7:40 AM EDT) · 87 NM S of 6Y8 · 7,000 ft MSL · C208
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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 6Y8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSJX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 7/12 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 71%MVFR 5%IFR 4%LIFR 21%
Wind avg/max: 6/13 kt
Max gust: 20 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 18

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.

27
31%
17
29%
35
23%
09
17%

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Live crosswind meter

6Y8 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSJX, 2.6 nm away.

N173511 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
8 kt
Headwind in gusts
12 kt
Crosswind in gusts
12 kt

Wind is 47° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 3,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Welke Airport (6Y8) with runway 09/27, 17/35 marked
N ↑

Runway 09/27, 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
24 hours
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs · Hangars
Landing fee
No
Other services
Charter
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
6Y8
City
Beaver Island
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
664 ft
Coordinates
45.7205, -85.5189
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
3,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KSJX
TAF
Nearest KCIU
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
6h 47m

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Pilot PIREPs for Welke Airport (6Y8)

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

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