Mackinac County Airport (K83D) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KMCD), K83D is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Mackinac County Airport in St Ignace, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KMCD): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Mackinac County Airport (K83D) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around St Ignace, MI at a field elevation of 623 ft. K83D has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KMCD, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (07/25), the longest 3,800 ft. Automated weather is broadcast on 118.27.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KMCD, 4.5 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 10,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 10,000 ft.
METAR KMCD 280955Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM OVC100 10/07 A3019 RMK AO2
What changed at KMCD (nearest station)?
Since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0935Z (5:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for K83D
Based on the nearest station (KMCD), K83D is currently VFR with winds from 120° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 10,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 07. Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 623 ft). K83D does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KCIU, about 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07FAV | 3,800 ft | CON | 4 kt head | 5 kt right |
| 25 | 3,800 ft | CON | 4 kt tail | 5 kt left |
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K83D 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 07/253,800 × 75 ft · CONCurrent useno stated-runway source at K83DWind
- 07
- 4 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
2 active equipment NOTAMsView 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 8→6 kt, ceiling 7,500 ft → 10,000 ft.
K83D 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 K83D
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KMCD reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 6 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 23 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
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.
- 25
- 58%
- 07
- 42%
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Live crosswind meter
K83D has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KMCD, 4.5 nm away.
Wind is 52° off runway 07, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily DAWN-DUSK local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Charter
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 83D
- City
- St Ignace
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 623 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.8917, -84.7381
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KMCD
- TAF
- Nearest KCIU
- AWOS/ASOS
- 118.27 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Mackinac County Airport (K83D)
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