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Dowagiac Municipal Airport (KC91) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 2:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBEH), KC91 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Dowagiac Municipal Airport in Dowagiac, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBEH): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Dowagiac Municipal Airport (KC91) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Dowagiac, MI at a field elevation of 747 ft. KC91 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBEH, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (04/22, 09/27), the longest 4,700 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSBN.

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VFR
Observed 1853Z (2:53 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBEH, 15.7 nm away.

Wind
200° 9 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.18"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KBEH 281853Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 23/09 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP217 T02280089

What changed at KBEH (nearest station)?

Since the 1753Z (1:53 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

  • Wind direction moved from 230° to 200°.
  • Pressure falling: altimeter 30.20 → 30.18 inHg.

Current pilot readout for KC91

Based on the nearest station (KBEH), KC91 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (22). Density altitude is approximately 1,550 ft (field elevation 747 ft). KC91 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSBN, about 19 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
22FAV8 kt head4 kt left
273 kt head8 kt left
093 kt tail8 kt right
048 kt tail4 kt right

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KC91 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.

  • Runway 04/22
    2,176 × 100 ft · GRS
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KC91
    Wind
    04
    8 kt tailwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    22
    8 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →
  • Runway 09/27
    4,700 × 100 ft · ASP
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KC91
    Wind
    09
    3 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
    27
    3 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z18Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 8→9 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KC91 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KC91

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1826Z (2:26 PM EDT) · 28 NM N of KC91 · during climb · B739
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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.
PIREP1824Z (2:24 PM EDT) · 56 NM S of KC91 · 23,000 ft MSL · B39M
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RCR UA /OV RCR/TM 1824/FL230/TP B39M/TB NEG
RCR UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV RCRLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1824Reported at 18:24 UTC.
FL230Altitude: 23,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1501Z (11:01 AM EDT) · 74 NM SE of KC91 · 36,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
intermittent light chop turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1501/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 53 NM SE of KC91 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1445/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG 340-300
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.
FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEG 340-300Turbulence: none reported 34,000–30,000 ft.
PIREP1414Z (10:14 AM EDT) · 79 NM W of KC91 · 26,000 ft MSL · TBM9
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ORD UA /OV ORD/TM 1414/FL260/TP TBM9/TB NEG
ORD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV ORDLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1414Reported at 14:14 UTC.
FL260Altitude: 26,000 ft MSL.
TP TBM9Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 53 NM SE of KC91 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1411/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KC91

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBEH reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 12,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 12,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 90%MVFR 5%IFR 3%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/11 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 200 ft
Lowest vis: 1 sm
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 17

Most recent change: LIFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

09
38%
22
32%
27
22%
04
8%

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Live crosswind meter

KC91 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBEH, 16 nm away.

N22049 kt
Headwind
8 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
4 kt

Wind is 24° off runway 22, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,176 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Dowagiac Municipal Airport (KC91) with runway 04/22, 09/27 marked
N ↑

Runway 04/22, 09/27 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
No
Other services
Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
Pattern altitude
1,547 ft MSL (800 AGL)
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
C91
City
Dowagiac
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
747 ft
Coordinates
41.9929, -86.1280
Runways
2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
Longest runway
4,700 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KBEH
TAF
Nearest KSBN
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
3h 20m

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Pilot PIREPs for Dowagiac Municipal Airport (KC91)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Dowagiac Municipal Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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