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Brighton Airport (K45G) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOZW), K45G is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Brighton Airport in Brighton, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOZW): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Brighton Airport (K45G) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Brighton, MI at a field elevation of 973 ft. K45G has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOZW, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (04/22), the longest 3,105 ft. CTAF is 122.9.

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VFR
Observed 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOZW, 9.7 nm away.

Wind
150° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
52°F / 11°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KOZW 281035Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3026 RMK AO2

What changed at KOZW (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 K45G

Based on the nearest station (KOZW), K45G is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 300 ft (field elevation 973 ft). K45G does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPTK, about 17 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV2 kt head5 kt left
042 kt tail5 kt right

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K45G 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    3,105 × 24 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at K45G
    Wind
    04
    2 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
    22
    2 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061310Z22Z10Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→5 kt, ceiling 3,000 ft → unlimited.

K45G weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

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 K45G

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1024Z (6:24 AM EDT) · 13 NM SE of K45G · 15,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop durc to 180 turbulencelight clear 140 icing
Show raw report
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.
PIREP1008Z (6:08 AM EDT) · 99 NM SE of K45G · 18,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate 18,000–23,000 ft turbulence
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FDY UA /OV FDY090035/TM 1008/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD 180-230/RM ZOB
FDY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FDY090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1008Reported at 10:08 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 180-230Turbulence: moderate 18,000–23,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 50 NM SW of K45G · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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 K45G

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOZW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The lowest ceiling was 3,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 96%MVFR 4%
Wind avg/max: 7/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 1

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 83%MVFR 5%IFR 2%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

22
72%
04
28%

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Live crosswind meter

K45G has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOZW, 9.7 nm away.

N22045 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
5 kt

Wind is 66° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Asphalt · 3,105 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Brighton Airport (K45G) with runway 04/22 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22 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
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
45G
City
Brighton
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
973 ft
Coordinates
42.5698, -83.7785
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
3,105 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KOZW
TAF
Nearest KPTK
CTAF
122.9 MHz
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
11h 54m

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Pilot PIREPs for Brighton Airport (K45G)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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