Bass Lake Airport (8MI7) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KISQ), 8MI7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Bass Lake Airport in Steuben, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KISQ): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Bass Lake Airport (8MI7) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Steuben, MI at a field elevation of 805 ft. 8MI7 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KISQ, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KISQ, 17.2 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 7,500 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft, temperature 16°C (61°F), altimeter 30.09 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KISQ 281915Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM FEW075 OVC085 16/12 A3009 RMK AO2
What changed at KISQ (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 8MI7
Based on the nearest station (KISQ), 8MI7 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 900 ft (field elevation 805 ft). 8MI7 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAW, about 40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,000 ft | TURF-GRVL | 9 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 01 | 2,000 ft | TURF-GRVL | 9 kt tail | 0 kt |
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8MI7 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 01/192,000 × 100 ft · TURF-GRVLCurrent useno stated-runway source at 8MI7Wind
- 01
- 9 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 19
- 9 kt headwind · 1 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 8→9 kt, ceiling 3,900 ft → 8,500 ft.
8MI7 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 8MI7
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1542/FL019/TP C208/SK BKN019-TOPUNKN/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 1542Reported at 15:42 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN019-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.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.Show raw report
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 8MI7
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KISQ reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 3,300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 55%
- 01
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
8MI7 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KISQ, 17 nm away.
Wind is 6° off runway 19, 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
- Ireg all day
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 8MI7
- City
- Steuben
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 805 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.1619, -86.4843
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KISQ
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 3h 14m
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Pilot PIREPs for Bass Lake Airport (8MI7)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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