Ed Schulte's Place STOLport (MI45) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 5:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KPTK), MI45 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 14,000 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Ed Schulte's Place STOLport in Ortonville, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KPTK): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Ed Schulte's Place STOLport (MI45) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Ortonville, MI at a field elevation of 1,051 ft. MI45 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KPTK, about 9 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 18/36), the longest 2,600 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPTK.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KPTK, 8.7 nm away.
Wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 3 kt, visibility 9 statute miles, a few clouds at 7,000 ft, broken clouds at 14,000 ft, broken clouds at 20,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.27 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 14,000 ft.
METAR KPTK 280953Z COR 11003KT 9SM FEW070 BKN140 BKN200 10/08 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP251 T01000083
What changed at KPTK (nearest station)?
Since the 0853Z (4:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Temperature–dewpoint spread narrowed to 2°C. Watch for fog or low cloud.
- A ceiling formed at 14,000 ft.
Current pilot readout for MI45
Based on the nearest station (KPTK), MI45 is currently VFR with winds from 110° at 3 knots, visibility 9 statute miles, and a 14,000 ft ceiling. the wind favors runway ends 05, 18. Density altitude is approximately 250 ft (field elevation 1,051 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt right |
| 18 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 23 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt left |
| 36 | 2,600 ft | TURF | 1 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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MI45 runways
2 physical runways · 4 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 05/232,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI45Wind
- 05
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,600 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI45Wind
- 18
- 1 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
- 36
- 1 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 4→3 kt, ceiling 3,300 ft → 14,000 ft.
MI45 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 MI45
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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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 MI45
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KPTK reported mostly VFR across 25 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 1,500 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.
- 23
- 31%
- 36
- 31%
- 18
- 25%
- 05
- 13%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 0520Z (1:20 AM EDT)
TAF KPTK 280520Z 2806/2906 12007KT P6SM BKN070 OVC200 FM280900 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT010 OVC150 TEMPO 2810/2813 5SM BR FM281400 20006KT P6SM SCT120
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Live crosswind meter
MI45 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KPTK, 8.7 nm away.
Wind is 70° off runway 18, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 18/36 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
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MI45
- City
- Ortonville
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,051 ft
- Coordinates
- 42.8081, -83.4519
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,600 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KPTK
- TAF
- Nearest KPTK
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 11h 54m
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Pilot PIREPs for Ed Schulte's Place STOLport (MI45)
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