Ottawa Executive Airport (KZ98) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 1:53 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBIV), KZ98 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Ottawa Executive Airport in Zeeland, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBIV): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ottawa Executive Airport (KZ98) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Zeeland, MI at a field elevation of 756 ft. KZ98 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBIV, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (02/20), the longest 3,800 ft. CTAF is 122.9.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBIV, 9.1 nm away.
Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 21°C (70°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBIV 281753Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 21/10 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02110100 10217 20094 58015
Current pilot readout for KZ98
Based on the nearest station (KBIV), KZ98 is currently VFR with winds from 250° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (20). Density altitude is approximately 1,300 ft (field elevation 756 ft). KZ98 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20FAV | 3,800 ft | ASP | 5 kt head | 8 kt right |
| 02 | 3,800 ft | ASP | 5 kt tail | 8 kt left |
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KZ98 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 02/203,800 × 60 ft · ASPCurrent useno stated-runway source at KZ98Wind
- 02
- 5 kt tailwind · 8 kt crosswind from left
- 20
- 5 kt headwind · 8 kt crosswind from right
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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.
KZ98 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 KZ98
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1826/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH DURC
BIV UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV PMMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1826Reported at 18:26 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.RM SMOOTH DURCRemarks.Show raw report
ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1445/FL300/TP B737/TB NEG 340-300
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1445Reported at 14:45 UTC.FL300Altitude: 30,000 ft MSL.TP B737Aircraft type reporting.TB NEG 340-300Turbulence: none reported 34,000–30,000 ft.Show raw report
ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1411/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1411Reported at 14:11 UTC.FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.TP B739Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at KZ98
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
History is still being collected. Check back in a few days.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 20
- 68%
- 02
- 32%
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Live crosswind meter
KZ98 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBIV, 9.1 nm away.
Wind is 58° off runway 20, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 02/20 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-Sat 0800-1700 local
- Repairs
- Airframe & engine, major
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Other services
- Flight instruction · Aircraft rental
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Z98
- City
- Zeeland
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 756 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.8172, -85.9281
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 3,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBIV
- TAF
- Nearest KGRR
- CTAF
- 122.9 MHz
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 4h 4m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ottawa Executive Airport (KZ98)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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