Boulder Canyon Airport (MI56) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 2:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KY70), MI56 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Boulder Canyon Airport in Belding, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KY70): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Boulder Canyon Airport (MI56) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Belding, MI at a field elevation of 823 ft. MI56 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KY70, about 12 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (07/25, H1), the longest 2,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGRR.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KY70, 12.3 nm away.
Wind from the southwest (230°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KY70 281815Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 22/09 A3020 RMK AO2
What changed at KY70 (nearest station)?
Since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1755Z (1:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MI56
Based on the nearest station (KY70), MI56 is currently VFR with winds from 230° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors runway ends 25. Density altitude is approximately 1,500 ft (field elevation 823 ft). MI56 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGRR, about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25FAV | 2,200 ft | TURF | 9 kt head | 3 kt left |
| H1 | 100 ft | ASPH/ CONC | 6 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| 07 | 2,200 ft | TURF | 9 kt tail | 3 kt right |
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MI56 runways
2 physical runways · 3 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 07/252,200 × 100 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI56Wind
- 07
- 9 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 25
- 9 kt headwind · 3 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 6→9 kt, ceiling 7,000 ft → unlimited.
MI56 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 MI56
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 7,000 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.
- 25
- 49%
- 07
- 37%
- H1
- 14%
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Live crosswind meter
MI56 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KY70, 12 nm away.
Wind is 18° off runway 25, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 07/25 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
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 56C
- City
- Belding
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 823 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.0758, -85.2683
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 3 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,200 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KY70
- TAF
- Nearest KGRR
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 4h 8m
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Pilot PIREPs for Boulder Canyon Airport (MI56)
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