Yale Airport (D20) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:15 AM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KPHN), D20 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Yale Airport in Yale, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPHN): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Yale Airport (D20) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Yale, MI at a field elevation of 815 ft. D20 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPHN, about 17 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 2,300 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMTC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPHN, 16.5 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.41 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KPHN 271515Z AUTO 14006KT 10SM CLR 10/03 A3041 RMK AO2
What changed at KPHN (nearest station)?
Since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1515Z (11:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for D20
Based on the nearest station (KPHN), D20 is currently VFR with winds from 140° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -200 ft (field elevation 815 ft). D20 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMTC, about 30 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 | 2,300 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 27 | 2,300 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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D20 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 09/272,300 × 90 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at D20Wind
- 09
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 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 9→4 kt, ceiling 1,800 ft → unlimited.
D20 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at D20
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPHN reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,800 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 55%
- 09
- 45%
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Live crosswind meter
D20 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPHN, 17 nm away.
Wind is 52° 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
- D20
- City
- Yale
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 815 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.1111, -82.7867
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,300 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPHN
- TAF
- Nearest KMTC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 6h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Yale Airport (D20)
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