Clare County Airport (K80D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KGDW), K80D is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Clare County Airport in Harrison, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KGDW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Clare County Airport (K80D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Harrison, MI at a field elevation of 1,142 ft. K80D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KGDW, about 15 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (09/27, 18/36), the longest 2,978 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMBS.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KGDW, 15.4 nm away.
Wind from the southeast (130°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KGDW 280935Z AUTO 13001KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3025 RMK AO2
What changed at KGDW (nearest station)?
Since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0915Z (5:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K80D
Based on the nearest station (KGDW), K80D is currently VFR with winds from 130° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (09, 18). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 1,142 ft). K80D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMBS, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09FAV | 2,403 ft | GRS | 1 kt head | 1 kt right |
| 18 | 2,978 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 1 kt left |
| 27 | 2,403 ft | GRS | 1 kt tail | 1 kt left |
| 36 | 2,978 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 1 kt right |
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K80D 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 09/272,403 × 100 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at K80DWind
- 09
- 1 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 1 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,978 × 50 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at K80DWind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
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 3→1 kt, ceiling 9,500 ft → unlimited.
K80D 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 K80D
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KGDW reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,100 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 34%
- 18
- 31%
- 36
- 24%
- 09
- 11%
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Live crosswind meter
K80D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KGDW, 15 nm away.
Wind is 51° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 09/27, 18/36 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
- 80D
- City
- Harrison
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,142 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.0528, -84.8125
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,978 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KGDW
- TAF
- Nearest KMBS
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 42m
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