James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KHYX), K3CM is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near James Clements Municipal Airport in Bay City, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KHYX): conditions and runway crosswinds.
James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Bay City, MI at a field elevation of 585 ft. K3CM has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KHYX, about 7 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 18/36), the longest 3,798 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMBS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KHYX, 7 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KHYX 280955Z AUTO 13001KT 10SM SCT060 10/08 A3025 RMK AO2
What changed at KHYX (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- The 6,000 ft ceiling dissipated, no ceiling now.
Current pilot readout for K3CM
Based on the nearest station (KHYX), K3CM is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately -300 ft (field elevation 585 ft). K3CM does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMBS, about 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 3,798 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 05 | 2,599 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 23 | 2,599 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 3,798 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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K3CM runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 05/232,599 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3CMWind
- 05
- 0 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 0 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/363,798 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K3CMWind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
“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 4→1 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
K3CM 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 K3CM
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 K3CM
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KHYX 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.
- 23
- 41%
- 18
- 28%
- 36
- 19%
- 05
- 12%
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Live crosswind meter
K3CM has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KHYX, 7 nm away.
Wind is 46° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Daily 0800-DUSK local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 3CM
- City
- Bay City
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 585 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.5469, -83.8955
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,798 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KHYX
- TAF
- Nearest KMBS
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for James Clements Municipal Airport (K3CM)
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