Grass Roots STOLport (9MI5) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCFS), 9MI5 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Grass Roots STOLport in Millington, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCFS): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grass Roots STOLport (9MI5) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Millington, MI at a field elevation of 780 ft. 9MI5 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCFS, about 14 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (E, W), the longest 1,320 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFNT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCFS, 13.7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCFS 281035Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KCFS (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 9MI5
Based on the nearest station (KCFS), 9MI5 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 780 ft). 9MI5 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFNT, about 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFAV | 1,320 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| W | 1,320 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 1→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
9MI5 weather radar
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Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 9MI5
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.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 9MI5
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCFS reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 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.
- E/W
- 100%
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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
- 9MI5
- City
- Millington
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 780 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.2378, -83.5244
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,320 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCFS
- TAF
- Nearest KFNT
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grass Roots STOLport (9MI5)
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