Iron County Airport (K50D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:32 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KIMT), K50D is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Iron County Airport in Crystal Falls, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KIMT): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Iron County Airport (K50D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Crystal Falls, MI at a field elevation of 1,340 ft. K50D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KIMT, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (02/20, 12/30), the longest 3,690 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KIMT, 13.2 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 9°C (49°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
SPECI KIMT 281232Z AUTO 14004KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 09/09 A3010 RMK AO2 T00940089
What changed at KIMT (nearest station)?
Since the 1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1154Z (7:54 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for K50D
Based on the nearest station (KIMT), K50D is currently IFR with winds from 140° at 4 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 12. Density altitude is approximately 750 ft (field elevation 1,340 ft). K50D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAW, about 42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 3,690 ft | ASP | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 20 | 2,700 ft | GRS | 2 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 02 | 2,700 ft | GRS | 2 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 30 | 3,690 ft | ASP | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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K50D 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 02/202,700 × 145 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at K50DWind
- 02
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 20
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 12/303,690 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K50DWind
- 12
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→4 kt, ceiling 1,300 ft → unlimited.
K50D 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at K50D
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KIMT reported a mix of conditions, most often marginal VFR across 35 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 300 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 30
- 31%
- 20
- 29%
- 12
- 26%
- 02
- 14%
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Live crosswind meter
K50D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KIMT, 13 nm away.
Wind is 23° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20, 12/30 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 50D
- City
- Crystal Falls
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,340 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0091, -88.2739
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,690 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KIMT
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 10h 7m
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