Iosco County Airport (K6D9) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KOSC), K6D9 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Iosco County Airport in East Tawas, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KOSC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Iosco County Airport (K6D9) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around East Tawas, MI at a field elevation of 605 ft. K6D9 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KOSC, about 8 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 4,802 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAPN.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KOSC, 8.4 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KOSC 281035Z AUTO 19002KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A3025 RMK AO2
What changed at KOSC (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 K6D9
Based on the nearest station (KOSC), K6D9 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (26). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 605 ft). K6D9 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAPN, about 46 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26FAV | 4,802 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 08 | 4,802 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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K6D9 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 08/264,802 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K6D9Wind
- 08
- 1 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 26
- 1 kt headwind · 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 24 h: wind 4→2 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
K6D9 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 K6D9
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KOSC reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 2,800 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 71%
- 08
- 29%
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Live crosswind meter
K6D9 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KOSC, 8.4 nm away.
Wind is 68° off runway 26, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 08/26 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
- Mon-Fri IREG local; Sun ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- IATA
- ECA
- FAA LID
- 6D9
- City
- East Tawas
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 605 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.3128, -83.4223
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,802 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KOSC
- TAF
- Nearest KAPN
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 50m
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Pilot PIREPs for Iosco County Airport (K6D9)
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