Northwoods Airport (72MI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLNL), 72MI is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Northwoods Airport in Watersmeet, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLNL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Northwoods Airport (72MI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Watersmeet, MI at a field elevation of 1,642 ft. 72MI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLNL, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 5,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KIWD.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLNL, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,300 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,300 ft.
METAR KLNL 281035Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM OVC013 12/10 A3010 RMK AO2 T01160103
What changed at KLNL (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (5:15 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 72MI
Based on the nearest station (KLNL), 72MI is currently MVFR with winds from 210° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,300 ft ceiling. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 1,642 ft). 72MI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KIWD, 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.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 5,000 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 09 | 5,000 ft | ASPH-G | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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72MI 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 09/275,000 × 75 ft · ASPH-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 72MIWind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt headwind · 3 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 23 h: wind 7→3 kt, ceiling 3,200 ft → 1,300 ft.
72MI 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 72MI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLNL reported mostly IFR across 69 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.
- 27
- 62%
- 09
- 38%
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Live crosswind meter
72MI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLNL, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 64° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Daily IREG local
- Transient parking
- Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 72MI
- City
- Watersmeet
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,642 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.2859, -89.2775
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLNL
- TAF
- Nearest KIWD
- Time zone
- America/Menominee
- Next sunset
- 11h 52m
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Pilot PIREPs for Northwoods Airport (72MI)
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