Nartron Field (KRCT) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KRQB), KRCT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Nartron Field in Reed City, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KRQB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Nartron Field (KRCT) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Reed City, MI at a field elevation of 1,055 ft. KRCT has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KRQB, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 4,506 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMBL.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KRQB, 10.8 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KRQB 281155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3023 RMK AO2 10103 20075
What changed at KRQB (nearest station)?
Since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KRCT
Based on the nearest station (KRQB), KRCT is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately 100 ft (field elevation 1,055 ft). KRCT does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMBL, about 39 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 4,506 ft | ASP | - | - |
| 36 | 4,506 ft | ASP | - | - |
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KRCT 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 18/364,506 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KRCTWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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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 17 h: wind 11→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KRCT 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 KRCT
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KRQB reported mostly VFR across 51 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 6,500 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: LIFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 51%
- 36
- 49%
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Live crosswind meter
KRCT has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KRQB, 11 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 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
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KRCT
- FAA LID
- MI31
- City
- Reed City
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,055 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.9018, -85.5160
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,506 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KRQB
- TAF
- Nearest KMBL
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 10h 22m
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Pilot PIREPs for Nartron Field (KRCT)
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