Edward F Johnson Airport (M61) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:58 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAW), M61 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Edward F Johnson Airport in Ishpeming, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Edward F Johnson Airport (M61) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ishpeming, MI at a field elevation of 1,449 ft. M61 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAW, about 16 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAW, 16.3 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 10 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 800 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.11 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR), ceiling 800 ft.
METAR KSAW 280758Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM OVC008 10/09 A3011 RMK AO2
What changed at KSAW (nearest station)?
Since the 0738Z (2:38 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Flight category dropped from MVFR to IFR.
- Ceiling dropped from 1,000 ft to 800 ft.
Current pilot readout for M61
Based on the nearest station (KSAW), M61 is currently IFR with winds from 190° at 10 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 800 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 950 ft (field elevation 1,449 ft). Review the latest TAF below for forecast changes before departure.
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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 | 2,200 ft | TURF-P | 10 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 36 | 2,200 ft | TURF-P | 10 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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M61 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 18/362,200 × 100 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at M61Wind
- 18
- 10 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 36
- 10 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
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 2→10 kt, ceiling 1,800 ft → 800 ft.
M61 weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
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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 M61
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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IMT UA /OV IMT/TM 0320/FL135/TP PC12/SK BASE020-TOP135/IC NEG/RM MULT LAYERS
IMT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV IMTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0320Reported at 03:20 UTC.FL135Altitude: 13,500 ft MSL.TP PC12Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE020-TOP135Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.IC NEGIcing: none reported.RM MULT LAYERSRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at M61
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSAW reported mostly VFR across 39 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → MVFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 18
- 55%
- 36
- 45%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (12:20 AM CDT)
TAF KSAW 280520Z 2806/2906 18011KT P6SM FEW090 FM280800 19008KT P6SM BKN040 FM281200 20007KT P6SM SCT035 FM281800 22009KT P6SM SCT040 FM290200 19012G23KT P6SM -SHRA BKN080 WS020/20045KT
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Live crosswind meter
M61 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAW, 16 nm away.
Wind is 13° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs · Hangars
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- M61
- City
- Ishpeming
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,449 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.3452, -87.7885
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSAW
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- Time zone
- America/Menominee
- Next sunset
- 14h 35m
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Pilot PIREPs for Edward F Johnson Airport (M61)
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