Ionia County Airport (KY70) Aviation Weather: METAR
As of 3:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, KY70 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Live aviation weather for Ionia County Airport in Ionia, MI, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.
Ionia County Airport (KY70) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ionia, MI at a field elevation of 818 ft. KY70 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has 2 physical runways (10/28, 18/36), the longest 4,298 ft.
Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 7,500 ft, temperature 11°C (52°F), altimeter 30.24 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KY70 280755Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM SCT075 11/10 A3024 RMK AO2
What changed at KY70?
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 KY70
KY70 is currently VFR with winds from 150° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southeast-facing runway ends (10, 18). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 818 ft). KY70 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18FAV | 4,261 ft | GRS | 3 kt head | 2 kt left |
| 10 | 4,298 ft | ASP | 2 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 28 | 4,298 ft | ASP | 2 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 4,261 ft | GRS | 3 kt tail | 2 kt right |
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KY70 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.
- Status not monitoredRunway 10/284,298 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY70Wind
- 10
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/364,261 × 340 ft · GRSCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY70Wind
- 18
- 3 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 3 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 24 h: wind 6→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
KY70 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 KY70
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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JXN UA /OV JXN220015/TM 0737/FL170/TP CRJ2/TA 03/IC LGT RIME 170-150/RM DURD ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV JXN220015Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0737Reported at 07:37 UTC.FL170Altitude: 17,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ2Aircraft type reporting.TA 03Outside air temperature, °C.IC LGT RIME 170-150Icing: light rime 17,000–15,000 ft.RM DURD ZOBRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KY70
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, KY70 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 3,300 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.
- 10
- 28%
- 28
- 27%
- 18
- 27%
- 36
- 18%
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Live crosswind meter
Measured by KY70's own weather station.
Wind is 29° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
Turf · 4,261 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
- Attended
- Daily 0700-1500 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Oxygen
- Bottled, high & low pressure
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Other services
- Glider service · Flight instruction · Aircraft rental · Glider towing
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- ICAO
- KY70
- FAA LID
- Y70
- City
- Ionia
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 818 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.9380, -85.0605
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 4,298 ft
- Weather reporting
- Reports METAR
- TAF
- Nearest KGRR
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 14h 32m
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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.
- Ionia County Model Club - Walter RC Park , Saranac, MI · 9 mi
- West Michigan Soaring Society - Ludema & Boyink Sod Farm , Clarksville, MI · 10 mi
- Kent Radio Aeromodelers, Inc. - KRAM Flying Field , Alto, MI · 17 mi
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Pilot PIREPs for Ionia County Airport (KY70)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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