Minikey Airport (MI13) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY70), MI13 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Minikey Airport in Sheridan, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY70): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Minikey Airport (MI13) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Sheridan, MI at a field elevation of 900 ft. MI13 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY70, about 13 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (09/27), the longest 1,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY70, 13.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 8 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.17 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KY70 282015Z AUTO 21008KT 170V240 10SM CLR 23/09 A3017 RMK AO2
What changed at KY70 (nearest station)?
Since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1955Z (3:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MI13
Based on the nearest station (KY70), MI13 is currently VFR with winds from 210° at 8 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors west-facing runway ends (27). Density altitude is approximately 1,750 ft (field elevation 900 ft). MI13 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27FAV | 1,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt head | 7 kt left |
| 09 | 1,000 ft | TURF | 4 kt tail | 7 kt right |
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MI13 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 09/271,000 × 175 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI13Wind
- 09
- 4 kt tailwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 27
- 4 kt headwind · 7 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 24 h: wind 8→8 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MI13 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 MI13
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
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.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MI13
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KY70 reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 7,500 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 27
- 53%
- 09
- 47%
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Live crosswind meter
MI13 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY70, 13 nm away.
Wind is 60° off runway 27, 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
- Control tower
- None
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MI13
- City
- Sheridan
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 900 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.1617, -85.0617
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY70
- TAF
- Nearest KGRR
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 2h 17m
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Nearby airports
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RC flying fields nearby
AMA model-aircraft club fields around this airport: live wind, crosswind & flyability on each page.
- Ionia County Model Club - Walter RC Park , Saranac, MI · 22 mi
- West Michigan Soaring Society - Ludema & Boyink Sod Farm , Clarksville, MI · 23 mi
- Wolverine Skyhawks - West St , Cedar Springs, MI · 26 mi
Pilot PIREPs for Minikey Airport (MI13)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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