Tkaczyk Field (KC88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRNP), KC88 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 2 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Tkaczyk Field in Oakley, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRNP): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Tkaczyk Field (KC88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Oakley, MI at a field elevation of 727 ft. KC88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRNP, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,247 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KFNT.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRNP, 9.5 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 2 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 15°C (59°F), altimeter 30.16 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRNP 282335Z AUTO 18002KT 9SM CLR 15/08 A3016 RMK AO2
What changed at KRNP (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KC88
Based on the nearest station (KRNP), KC88 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 2 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (19). Density altitude is approximately 600 ft (field elevation 727 ft). KC88 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KFNT, about 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19FAV | 2,247 ft | Turf | 2 kt head | 0 kt |
| 01 | 2,247 ft | Turf | 2 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KC88 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 01/192,247 × 118 ft · TurfCurrent useno stated-runway source at KC88Wind
- 01
- 2 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 19
- 2 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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 5→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KC88 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 KC88
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KC88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRNP reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 5,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 19
- 60%
- 01
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
KC88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRNP, 9.5 nm away.
Wind is 1° off runway 19, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 01/19 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- C88
- City
- Oakley
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 727 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.1391, -84.2225
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,247 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRNP
- TAF
- Nearest KFNT
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 22h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Tkaczyk Field (KC88)
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