Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 4:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, KBFA is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Boyne Mountain Airport in Boyne Falls, MI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Boyne Falls, MI at a field elevation of 719 ft. KBFA reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 5,187 ft.
Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBFA 282035Z AUTO 24009KT 10SM CLR 23/08 A3010 RMK AO2
What changed at KBFA?
Since the 2015Z (4:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Gusts are no longer reported.
Current pilot readout for KBFA
KBFA is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 1,650 ft (field elevation 719 ft). KBFA does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 5,187 ft | ASP | 3 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 35 | 5,187 ft | ASP | 3 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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KBFA 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 17/355,187 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KBFAWind
- 17
- 3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 3 kt tailwind · 8 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 6→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KBFA 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 KBFA
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KBFA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 15 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 67%
- 35
- 33%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KBFA's own weather station.
Wind is 71° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,187 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 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
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KBFA
- FAA LID
- BFA
- City
- Boyne Falls
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 719 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1658, -84.9241
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,187 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 1h 53m
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Pilot PIREPs for Boyne Mountain Airport (KBFA)
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