Albert J Lindberg Airport (K5Y1) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 11:56 AM EDT, Oct 27, based on the nearest station (KCIU), K5Y1 is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Albert J Lindberg Airport in Hessel, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCIU): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Albert J Lindberg Airport (K5Y1) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Hessel, MI at a field elevation of 760 ft. K5Y1 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCIU, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 3,700 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCIU, 12.5 nm away.
Wind from the east (100°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 1,500 ft, temperature 6°C (43°F), altimeter 30.43 inHg. Conditions are Marginal VFR (MVFR), ceiling 1,500 ft.
METAR KCIU 271556Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM OVC015 06/03 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP310 T00610028 $
What changed at KCIU (nearest station)?
Since the 1545Z (11:45 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1545Z (11:45 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K5Y1
Based on the nearest station (KCIU), K5Y1 is currently MVFR with winds from 100° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 1,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (09). Density altitude is approximately -750 ft (field elevation 760 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 3,700 ft | ASP | 9 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 27 | 3,700 ft | ASP | 9 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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K5Y1 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 09/273,700 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K5Y1Wind
- 09
- 9 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 9 kt tailwind · 2 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 11→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → 1,500 ft.
K5Y1 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 K5Y1
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TVC UA /OV TVC/TM 1409/FL170/TP PA46/SK TOP170/TA M10/TB NEG/IC TRACE RIME
TVC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1409Reported at 14:09 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP PA46Aircraft type reporting.SK TOP170Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M10Outside air temperature, °C.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC TRACE RIMEIcing: trace rime.Show raw report
TVC UA /OV TVC/TM 1346/FL050/TP C700/SK BASE050/TB NEG/IC 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 1346Reported at 13:46 UTC.FL050Altitude: 5,000 ft MSL.TP C700Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE050Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
PLN UA /OV PLN/TM 1324/FL380/TP CL60/TB LGT CHOP
PLN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PLNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1324Reported at 13:24 UTC.FL380Altitude: 38,000 ft MSL.TP CL60Aircraft type reporting.TB LGT CHOPTurbulence: light chop.Show raw report
PLN UA /OV PLN180022/TM 1242/FL052/TP C208/SK BASE052/IC NEG
PLN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PLN180022Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1242Reported at 12:42 UTC.FL052Altitude: 5,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE052Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
CVX UA /OV CVX-ACB/TM 1025/FL060/TP P46T/SK BASE060-TOP170/TA M03/IC TRACE RIME 130-170/RM DURC
CVX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CVX-ACBLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1025Reported at 10:25 UTC.FL060Altitude: 6,000 ft MSL.TP P46TAircraft type reporting.SK BASE060-TOP170Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M03Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIME 130-170Icing: trace rime 13,000–17,000 ft.RM DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at K5Y1
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCIU reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 1 flight-category change. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 57%
- 09
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1555Z (11:55 AM EDT)
TAF KCIU 271555Z 2716/2812 12009G15KT P6SM BKN029 FM272000 12010G17KT P6SM BKN035 FM280300 14009G15KT P6SM OVC060
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Live crosswind meter
K5Y1 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCIU, 13 nm away.
Wind is 10° 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
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 5Y1
- City
- Hessel
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 760 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0354, -84.4177
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,700 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCIU
- TAF
- Nearest KCIU
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 6h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Albert J Lindberg Airport (K5Y1)
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