Kalkaska City Airport (KY89) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KACB), KY89 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Kalkaska City Airport in Kalkaska, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KACB): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Kalkaska City Airport (KY89) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Kalkaska, MI at a field elevation of 1,029 ft. KY89 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KACB, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (10/28), the longest 3,500 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KACB, 15.8 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KACB 280815Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3021 RMK AO2 T01200073
What changed at KACB (nearest station)?
Since the 0755Z (3:55 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0755Z (3:55 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for KY89
Based on the nearest station (KACB), KY89 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (28). Density altitude is approximately 550 ft (field elevation 1,029 ft). KY89 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28FAV | 3,500 ft | ASP | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 10 | 3,500 ft | ASP | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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KY89 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 10/283,500 × 75 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KY89Wind
- 10
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 28
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
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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 0→3 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.
KY89 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 KY89
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 KY89
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KACB reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 5,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 28
- 52%
- 10
- 48%
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Live crosswind meter
KY89 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KACB, 16 nm away.
Wind is 72° off runway 28, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 10/28 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Y89
- City
- Kalkaska
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,029 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.7252, -85.2031
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,500 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KACB
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 14h 4m
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Nearby airports
Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
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Pilot PIREPs for Kalkaska City Airport (KY89)
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