Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) Aviation Weather: METAR, TAF & ATIS
As of 1:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, KTVC is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. The FAA lists no ground stop or delay program for KTVC right now.
Live aviation weather for Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, MI, including METAR, TAF, ATIS, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC) is a regional airport serving Traverse City, MI at a field elevation of 624 ft. KTVC reports its own METAR and publishes a TAF, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (10/28, 18/36), the longest 7,016 ft. The official FAA airport diagram is at the bottom of the page.
Wind from the south (180°) at 6 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 7,000 ft, temperature 12°C (53°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 7,000 ft.
METAR KTVC 280553Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM SCT060 BKN070 12/06 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 T01170061 10122 20117 56004
What changed at KTVC?
Since the 0453Z (12:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0453Z (12:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KTVC
KTVC is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 6 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 7,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 50 ft (field elevation 624 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
KTVC by the numbers
What the long-run records say about flying here, computed for this airport alone.
The FAA issued no ground stop or ground delay program for TVC in the 12 months to October 2026. Delays here come from the airlines or from programs at other airports rather than from TVC's own airspace.
KTVC reported VFR in 72% of daylight observations over 20 years, about 225 flyable days a year. July is the most reliable month and January the least, with IFR or worse 20% of the time. When conditions drop it is usually fog and low visibility rather than low ceilings (visibility under 3 miles 6% of hours, ceilings under 1,000 ft 4%).
Over 20 years of hourly winds, runway 36 had the best headwind 32% of the time, runway 28 29%, and winds were calm 29% of hours. Winds most often blow from the north. Crosswind on the best available runway topped 15 kt in under 1% of hours.
Snow fell on about 94 days a year and freezing rain or drizzle on 4. From December to February KTVC was IFR or worse 18% of the time, against 4% from June to August.
TVC departures left within 15 minutes of schedule 74% of the time across 5,331 flights, June 2025 to May 2026. Before 9 AM departures did best (87%) and 6 to 9 PM did worst (62%).
Thunderstorms were reported on about 27 days a year. 56% of storm hours fall in June, July and August, peaking in July when storms were in the air 1% of the time.
Sources: FAA ATCSCC advisories, hourly observations 2006 to 2025, the per-runway wind climatology 2006 to 2025 and BTS airline on-time data. Historical summaries, not a forecast: check the current METAR, TAF and a briefing before flight.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 5,378 ft | ASP | 6 kt head | 0 kt |
| 10 | 7,016 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 6 kt right |
| 28 | 7,016 ft | ASP | 0 kt head | 6 kt left |
| 36 | 5,378 ft | ASP | 6 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KTVC 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.
- Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 10/287,016 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KTVCWind
- 10
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 0 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind from left
4 active equipment NOTAMsView Runway Intelligence → - Restricted (NOTAM)Runway 18/365,378 × 150 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KTVCWind
- 18
- 6 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 36
- 6 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
4 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 23 h: wind 4→6 kt, ceiling 6,000 ft → 7,000 ft.
KTVC 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KTVC
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TVC UA /OV TVC/TM 0247/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
TVC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0247Reported at 02:47 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.Show raw report
ISQ UA /OV ISQ/TM 0055/FL100/TP PC12/SK UNKN-TOP110/TA M04/IC TRACE RIME 100-110
ISQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ISQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0055Reported at 00:55 UTC.FL100Altitude: 10,000 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK UNKN-TOP110Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA M04Outside air temperature, °C.IC TRACE RIME 100-110Icing: trace rime 10,000–11,000 ft.Show raw report
ISQ UA /OV ISQ/TM 0053/FL079/TP PC12/SK UNKN079-TOPUNKN/TA UNKN/IC NEG
ISQ UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV ISQLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0053Reported at 00:53 UTC.FL079Altitude: 7,900 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK UNKN079-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA UNKNOutside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
MTW UA /OV MTW/TM 0052/FL320/TP B739/TB LGT
MTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV MTWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0052Reported at 00:52 UTC.FL320Altitude: 32,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB LGTTurbulence: light.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KTVC
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KTVC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,300 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 43%
- 36
- 30%
- 28
- 22%
- 10
- 5%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0522Z (1:22 AM EDT)
TAF KTVC 280522Z 2806/2906 17007KT P6SM SCT100 FM281500 20008KT P6SM SKC FM290200 18010G20KT P6SM BKN250 WS020/20045KT
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KTVC's own weather station.
Wind is 0° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,378 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28, 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
- Fuel
- 100LL · Jet A+
- Attended
- Daily 0400-0100 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- Yes
- Other services
- Air freight · Crop dusting · Air ambulance · Avionics · Cargo handling · Charter · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- Regional airport
- ICAO
- KTVC
- IATA
- TVC
- FAA LID
- TVC
- City
- Traverse City
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 624 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7414, -85.5822
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 7,016 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Published
- ATIS
- 119.175 MHz
- CTAF
- 124.2 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 16h 7m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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25–50 NM
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50–100 NM
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Traverse Area Model Pilots Society - Green Lake Airport , Interlochen, MI · 13 mi
- Little Finger Thermaleers LIFT - Maple City Rd , Maple City, MI · 14 mi
- Buckley Aero Modelers - 2 1/2 Rd , Buckley, MI · 18 mi
Historical Flying Weather at KTVC
2006–2025 · ATIS Alerts Flying Weather Index
Based on historical observations from 2006–2025, KTVC reported VFR conditions during about 72.4% of valid daylight observations, with an estimated 225 VFR flying days a year. July had the most VFR weather; January had the most instrument conditions. Surface winds averaged 5.7 kt, calm 21.1% of the time.
Full historical breakdown
Flight category by month
| Month | VFR % | MVFR % | IFR % | LIFR % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37.8 | 42.2 | 16.5 | 3.6 |
| Feb | 53.5 | 30.8 | 12.7 | 3.0 |
| Mar | 70.7 | 19.4 | 7.6 | 2.3 |
| Apr | 76.5 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 |
| May | 83.1 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 1.6 |
| Jun | 84.8 | 10.3 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| Jul | 87.8 | 9.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| Aug | 86.8 | 10.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Sep | 84.4 | 12.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Oct | 76.5 | 18.9 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 66.1 | 26.3 | 6.3 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 41.6 | 41.2 | 13.8 | 3.3 |
Average wind by month
| Month | Mean wind (kt) |
|---|---|
| Jan | 6.5 kt |
| Feb | 6.8 kt |
| Mar | 6.4 kt |
| Apr | 6.5 kt |
| May | 5.4 kt |
| Jun | 4.9 kt |
| Jul | 4.8 kt |
| Aug | 4.6 kt |
| Sep | 4.6 kt |
| Oct | 5.5 kt |
| Nov | 6.3 kt |
| Dec | 6.4 kt |
Historical summary of past observations: not a forecast or safety rating. Always check the current METAR, TAF, and a weather briefing before flight.
KTVC airport diagram
Official FAA taxiway and runway layout. Tap to zoom.
Official FAA airport diagram · d-TPP cycle 2611 · Not for navigation. Download the official FAA PDF ↗
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Pilot PIREPs for Cherry Capital Airport (KTVC)
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