West Branch Community Airport (KY31) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, KY31 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for West Branch Community Airport in West Branch, MI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
West Branch Community Airport (KY31) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around West Branch, MI at a field elevation of 882 ft. KY31 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 5,000 ft.
Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 1 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KY31 280755Z AUTO 29001KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3026 RMK AO2
What changed at KY31?
Since the 0735Z (3:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0735Z (3:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KY31
KY31 is currently VFR with winds from 290° at 1 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately -150 ft (field elevation 882 ft). KY31 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMBS, about 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 5,000 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 0 kt |
| 09 | 5,000 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 0 kt |
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KY31 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 09/275,000 × 100 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY31Wind
- 09
- 1 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 27
- 1 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 3→1 kt, ceiling 6,500 ft → unlimited.
KY31 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 KY31
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KY31
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KY31 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 2,900 ft. Wind most often came from the E.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 70%
- 09
- 30%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KY31's own weather station.
Wind is 21° off runway 27, the end with the most headwind right now.
Asphalt · 5,000 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.
Field aerial
North up
Runway 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 · Jet A+
- Attended
- Mon-Fri 0800-1700 local; Sat-Sun ON CALL local
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KY31
- IATA
- WBK
- FAA LID
- Y31
- City
- West Branch
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 882 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.2448, -84.1798
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 5,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KMBS
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 14h 26m
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Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for West Branch Community Airport (KY31)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for West Branch Community Airport, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.
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