Cowley Field (96G) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBAX), 96G is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Cowley Field in Sandusky, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBAX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Cowley Field (96G) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sandusky, MI at a field elevation of 770 ft. 96G has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBAX, about 25 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBAX, 25.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBAX 281035Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3027 RMK AO2
What changed at KBAX (nearest station)?
Since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 96G
Based on the nearest station (KBAX), 96G is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 770 ft). 96G does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTC, about 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 27 | 2,600 ft | TURF-G | 1 kt tail | 6 kt left |
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96G 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 09/272,600 × 60 ft · TURF-GCurrent useno stated-runway source at 96GWind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 6 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 2→6 kt, ceiling 9,500 ft → unlimited.
96G 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 96G
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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OYM UA /OV SVM/TM 1024/FL150/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180/IC LGT CLR 140/RM ZOB
OYM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV SVMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1024Reported at 10:24 UTC.FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.TP E75LAircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180Turbulence: light chop durc to 180.IC LGT CLR 140Icing: light clear 140.RM ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at 96G
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBAX reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,000 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.
- 27
- 69%
- 09
- 31%
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Live crosswind meter
96G has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBAX, 25 nm away.
Wind is 82° off runway 09, 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
- Ireg all day
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 96G
- City
- Sandusky
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 770 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.3757, -82.8203
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBAX
- TAF
- Nearest KMTC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 39m
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Pilot PIREPs for Cowley Field (96G)
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