Lakes of the North Airport (K4Y4) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGLR), K4Y4 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Lakes of the North Airport in Gaylord, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGLR): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Lakes of the North Airport (K4Y4) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Gaylord, MI at a field elevation of 1,287 ft. K4Y4 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGLR, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (06/24), the longest 4,212 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGLR, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 5,000 ft, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGLR 280753Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM FEW050 09/06 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00940061
What changed at KGLR (nearest station)?
Since the 0653Z (2:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0653Z (2:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K4Y4
Based on the nearest station (KGLR), K4Y4 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (24). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,287 ft). K4Y4 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24FAV | 4,212 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 06 | 4,212 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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K4Y4 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 06/244,212 × 40 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K4Y4Wind
- 06
- 6 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 24
- 6 kt headwind · 7 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 23 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling 4,600 ft → unlimited.
K4Y4 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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 K4Y4
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TVC UA /OV TVC/TM 0247/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
TVC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0247Reported at 02:47 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K4Y4
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGLR reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,400 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.
- 24
- 78%
- 06
- 22%
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Live crosswind meter
K4Y4 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGLR, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 24, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 06/24 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0900-1700 local; Sat 0900-1300 local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 4Y4
- City
- Gaylord
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,287 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.9125, -84.8764
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,212 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGLR
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 13h 57m
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Pilot PIREPs for Lakes of the North Airport (K4Y4)
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