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Carls Airport (78MI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 4:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KONZ), 78MI is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Carls Airport in South Rockwood, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KONZ): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Carls Airport (78MI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around South Rockwood, MI at a field elevation of 598 ft. 78MI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KONZ, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,285 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDTW.

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VFR
Observed 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KONZ, 7.2 nm away.

Wind
150° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.20"
Temp / Dew
64°F / 18°C
dew 55°F / 13°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 18°C (64°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KONZ 282015Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3020 RMK AO2

What changed at KONZ (nearest station)?

Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 78MI

Based on the nearest station (KONZ), 78MI is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 598 ft). 78MI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDTW, about 11 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
18FAV3 kt head2 kt left
363 kt tail2 kt right

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78MI 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.

  • Runway 18/36
    2,285 × 100 ft · TURF-F
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 78MI
    Wind
    18
    3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    36
    3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    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
061220Z08Z20Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 5→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

78MI 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 78MI

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

PIREP1627Z (12:27 PM EDT) · 37 NM SE of 78MI · altitude unknown · UNKN
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PCW UA /OV PCW /TM 1627 /FLUNKN /TP UNKN /RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING HZ AS REPORTED ON METAR
PCW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV PCWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1627Reported at 16:27 UTC.
FLUNKNAltitude unknown.
TP UNKNAircraft type reporting.
RM PILOT OG PCW NOT SEEING H…Remarks.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 11 NM N of 78MI · 11,000 ft MSL · C310
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DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LEVELRemarks.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 78MI

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KONZ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 4/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: -
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 82%MVFR 3%IFR 2%LIFR 13%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 19

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.

18
57%
36
43%

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Live crosswind meter

78MI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KONZ, 7.2 nm away.

N18364 kt
Headwind
3 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 30° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,285 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Carls Airport (78MI) with runway 18/36 marked
N ↑

Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

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

Services

Attended
Apr-Oct Daily 0800-DUSK local
Repairs
Airframe & engine, major
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
78MI
City
South Rockwood
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
598 ft
Coordinates
42.0406, -83.3035
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,285 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KONZ
TAF
Nearest KDTW
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
2h 4m

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Pilot PIREPs for Carls Airport (78MI)

Community-submitted

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

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Carls Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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