Prickett-Grooms Field (6Y9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLNL), 6Y9 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Prickett-Grooms Field in Sidnaw, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLNL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Prickett-Grooms Field (6Y9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sidnaw, MI at a field elevation of 1,377 ft. 6Y9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLNL, about 30 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KCMX.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLNL, 29.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 1,100 ft, scattered clouds at 1,400 ft, overcast at 2,300 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 2,300 ft.
METAR KLNL 281055Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM SCT011 SCT014 OVC023 12/10 A3009 RMK AO2 T01150102
What changed at KLNL (nearest station)?
Since the 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Ceiling moved from 1,300 ft to 2,300 ft.
Current pilot readout for 6Y9
Based on the nearest station (KLNL), 6Y9 is currently MVFR with winds from 180° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 2,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (10). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 1,377 ft). 6Y9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCMX, about 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt head | 4 kt right |
| 28 | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 4 kt left |
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6Y9 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 10/282,600 × 100 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 6Y9Wind
- 10
- 1 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 1 kt tailwind · 4 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→4 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → 2,300 ft.
6Y9 weather radar
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Recent aviation weather trends at 6Y9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLNL reported mostly IFR across 70 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: IFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 57%
- 10
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
6Y9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLNL, 30 nm away.
Wind is 81° off runway 10, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6Y9
- City
- Sidnaw
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,377 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.5088, -88.7075
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLNL
- TAF
- Nearest KCMX
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 35m
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