Deer Lake Airpark (MI24) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:55 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KBFA), MI24 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Deer Lake Airpark in East Jordan, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KBFA): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Deer Lake Airpark (MI24) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around East Jordan, MI at a field elevation of 730 ft. MI24 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KBFA, about 4 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 1,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KBFA, 3.8 nm away.
Wind from the south (180°) at 7 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KBFA 280755Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 12/09 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at KBFA (nearest station)?
Since the 0735Z (3:35 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0735Z (3:35 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MI24
Based on the nearest station (KBFA), MI24 is currently VFR with winds from 180° at 7 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 200 ft (field elevation 730 ft). MI24 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KTVC, about 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 1,800 ft | CONC-F | 4 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 05 | 1,800 ft | CONC-F | 4 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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MI24 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 05/231,800 × 40 ft · CONC-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI24Wind
- 05
- 4 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 4 kt headwind · 5 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 0→7 kt, ceiling 5,000 ft → unlimited.
MI24 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of MI24
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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TVC UA /OV TVC/TM 0247/FL360/TP CRJ9/TB NEG
TVC UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV TVCLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 0247Reported at 02:47 UTC.FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.TP CRJ9Aircraft type reporting.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MI24
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KBFA reported mostly VFR across 61 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 4,800 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 23
- 73%
- 05
- 27%
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Live crosswind meter
MI24 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KBFA, 3.8 nm away.
Wind is 50° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
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Airport info
Reference data from the OurAirports dataset.
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MI24
- City
- East Jordan
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 730 ft
- Coordinates
- 45.1417, -85.0067
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 1,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KBFA
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 14h 17m
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Compare nearby METAR/TAF stations within 25, 50 and 100 NM before departure or arrival.
Within 25 NM
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Pilot PIREPs for Deer Lake Airpark (MI24)
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