Dewind Field (85MI) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBIV), 85MI is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Dewind Field in Zeeland, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Dewind Field (85MI) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zeeland, MI at a field elevation of 640 ft. 85MI has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIV, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (11/29), the longest 2,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIV, 12.1 nm away.
Wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBIV 281053Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP239 T01110094
What changed at KBIV (nearest station)?
Since the 0953Z (5:53 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 85MI
Based on the nearest station (KBIV), 85MI is currently VFR with winds from 160° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 11. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 640 ft). 85MI does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKG, about 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11FAV | 2,700 ft | ASPH | 2 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 29 | 2,700 ft | ASPH | 2 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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85MI 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 11/292,700 × 60 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 85MIWind
- 11
- 2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 29
- 2 kt tailwind · 2 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 6→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
85MI weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 85MI
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV JXN/TM 1106/FL180/TP B739/SK TOP 176/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1106Reported at 11:06 UTC.FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP 176Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM ZOBRemarks.Show raw report
JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 85MI
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBIV reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 11,000 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 11
- 50%
- 29
- 50%
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Live crosswind meter
85MI has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIV, 12 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 11, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 85MI
- City
- Zeeland
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 640 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9323, -86.0138
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBIV
- TAF
- Nearest KMKG
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 23m
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Nearby airports
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Pilot PIREPs for Dewind Field (85MI)
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