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Walle Field (M86) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 7:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLWA), M86 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling.

Aviation weather near Walle Field in Pullman, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLWA): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Walle Field (M86) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Pullman, MI at a field elevation of 635 ft. M86 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLWA, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,699 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KAZO.

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VFR
Observed 1155Z (7:55 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLWA, 9.2 nm away.

Wind
170° 2 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
12,000 ft
Altimeter
30.23"
Temp / Dew
55°F / 13°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the south (170°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 12,000 ft, temperature 13°C (55°F), altimeter 30.23 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 12,000 ft.

Raw METAR
METAR KLWA 281155Z AUTO 17002KT 10SM OVC120 13/10 A3023 RMK AO2 10149 20123 70000

What changed at KLWA (nearest station)?

Since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1135Z (7:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for M86

Based on the nearest station (KLWA), M86 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 12,000 ft ceiling. Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 635 ft). M86 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KAZO, about 29 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
09FAV0 kt head2 kt right
270 kt head2 kt left

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M86 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.

  • Runway 09/27
    1,699 × 60 ft · TURF-P
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at M86
    Wind
    09
    0 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    27
    0 kt headwind · 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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
0102012Z00Z11Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → 12,000 ft.

M86 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 M86

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1144Z (7:44 AM EDT) · 79 NM S of M86 · 36,000 ft MSL · H25B
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1144/FL360/TP H25B/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 1144Reported at 11:44 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP H25BAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP1131Z (7:31 AM EDT) · 34 NM NE of M86 · 28,000 ft MSL · UAL530
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ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131 F280 MS37 275/024KT TB MODERATE SK IC
ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
PIREP1129Z (7:29 AM EDT) · 79 NM S of M86 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1129/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1129Reported at 11:29 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1106Z (7:06 AM EDT) · 75 NM E of M86 · 18,000 ft MSL · B739
occasional light chop turbulence
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JXN UA /OV JXN/TM 1106/FL180/TP B739/SK TOP 176/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM ZOB
JXN UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV JXNLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1106Reported at 11:06 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B739Aircraft type reporting.
SK TOP 176Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TB OCNL LGT CHOPTurbulence: occasional light chop.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1041Z (6:41 AM EDT) · 79 NM S of M86 · 36,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light chop turbulence
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ASW UA /OV OLK/TM 1041/FL360/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
ASW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV OLKLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1041Reported at 10:41 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
PIREP1005Z (6:05 AM EDT) · 99 NM SE of M86 · 37,000 ft MSL · B39M
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1005/FL370/TP B39M/TB NEG
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1005Reported at 10:05 UTC.
FL370Altitude: 37,000 ft MSL.
TP B39MAircraft type reporting.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 71 NM E of M86 · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
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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 M86

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLWA reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 5/11 kt
Max gust: 17 kt
Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 94%MVFR 3%IFR 2%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 400 ft
Lowest vis: 2.5 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 11

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

27
58%
09
42%

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Live crosswind meter

M86 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLWA, 9.2 nm away.

N09272 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 09, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,699 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Walle Field (M86) with runway 09/27 marked
N ↑

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

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
M86
City
Pullman
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
635 ft
Coordinates
42.4709, -86.1273
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,699 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KLWA
TAF
Nearest KAZO
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
10h 41m

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Pilot PIREPs for Walle Field (M86)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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