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Crippen Field (MI11) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KFPK), MI11 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Crippen Field in Charlotte, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KFPK): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Crippen Field (MI11) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Charlotte, MI at a field elevation of 890 ft. MI11 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KFPK, about 2 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,500 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KLAN.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KFPK, 2 nm away.

Wind
240° 5 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.19"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 48°F / 9°C

Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.19 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KFPK 281915Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3019 RMK AO2

What changed at KFPK (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for MI11

Based on the nearest station (KFPK), MI11 is currently VFR with winds from 240° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (18). Density altitude is approximately 1,600 ft (field elevation 890 ft). MI11 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KLAN, about 17 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
18FAV2 kt head4 kt right
362 kt tail4 kt left

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MI11 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 18/36
    2,500 × 75 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at MI11
    Wind
    18
    2 kt headwind · 4 kt crosswind from right
    36
    2 kt tailwind · 4 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
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 6→5 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

MI11 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 MI11

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

PIREP1826Z (2:26 PM EDT) · 58 NM W of MI11 · during climb · B739
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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.
PIREP1501Z (11:01 AM EDT) · 95 NM S of MI11 · 36,000 ft MSL · CRJ9
intermittent light chop turbulence
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FWA UA /OV FWA/TM 1501/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
FWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1501Reported at 15:01 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.
TB INTMT LGT CHOPTurbulence: intermittent light chop.
PIREP1500Z (11:00 AM EDT) · 68 NM E of MI11 · 11,000 ft MSL · C310
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DTW UA /OV SVM26002/TM 1500/FL110/TP C310/WX VMC/IC NEG/RM LEVEL
DTW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVM26002Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1500Reported at 15:00 UTC.
FL110Altitude: 11,000 ft MSL.
TP C310Aircraft type reporting.
WX VMCWeather and flight visibility observed.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
RM LEVELRemarks.
PIREP1445Z (10:45 AM EDT) · 84 NM S of MI11 · 30,000 ft MSL · B737
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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.
PIREP1411Z (10:11 AM EDT) · 84 NM S of MI11 · 34,000 ft MSL · B739
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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 MI11

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KFPK reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 3 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%IFR 1%LIFR 1%
Wind avg/max: 4/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 500 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: SE
Category changes: 3

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 90%IFR 3%LIFR 7%
Wind avg/max: 3/9 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 7

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.

18
62%
36
38%

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Live crosswind meter

MI11 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KFPK, 2 nm away.

N18365 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
4 kt

Wind is 64° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,500 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Crippen Field (MI11)
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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
MI11
City
Charlotte
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
890 ft
Coordinates
42.5415, -84.8090
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,500 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KFPK
TAF
Nearest KLAN
Time zone
America/Detroit
Sunset in
3h 12m

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Pilot PIREPs for Crippen Field (MI11)

Community-submitted

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

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