Van Effen Field (MI00) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:58 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KSAW), MI00 is currently LIFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Van Effen Field in Rock, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KSAW): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Van Effen Field (MI00) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Rock, MI at a field elevation of 970 ft. MI00 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KSAW, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (12/30), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KSAW, 18.9 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 9 kt, visibility 5 statute miles, overcast at 200 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.10 inHg. Conditions are Low IFR (LIFR), ceiling 200 ft.
METAR KSAW 280958Z AUTO 19009KT 5SM BR OVC002 10/10 A3010 RMK AO2
What changed at KSAW (nearest station)?
Since the 0958Z (5:58 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0958Z (5:58 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
The latest report is an off-schedule special (SPECI), issued because conditions changed significantly. What is a SPECI? →
Current pilot readout for MI00
Based on the nearest station (KSAW), MI00 is currently LIFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 5 statute miles, and a 200 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 12. Density altitude is approximately 400 ft (field elevation 970 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF-P | 2 kt head | 9 kt right |
| 30 | 2,600 ft | TURF-P | 2 kt tail | 9 kt left |
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MI00 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 12/302,600 × 100 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI00Wind
- 12
- 2 kt headwind · 9 kt crosswind from right
- 30
- 2 kt tailwind · 9 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 23 h: wind 3→9 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → 200 ft.
MI00 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.
Recent aviation weather trends at MI00
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KSAW reported mostly VFR across 40 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 18 kt, the lowest ceiling was 200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Most recent change: IFR → LIFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 12
- 57%
- 30
- 43%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)
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
MI00 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KSAW, 19 nm away.
Wind is 74° off runway 12, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 12/30 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 6Y4
- City
- Rock
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 970 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0522, -87.2582
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KSAW
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 12h 31m
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Pilot PIREPs for Van Effen Field (MI00)
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