Silver Lake Airport (MI71) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLDM), MI71 is currently IFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Silver Lake Airport in Mears, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLDM): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Silver Lake Airport (MI71) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Mears, MI at a field elevation of 772 ft. MI71 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLDM, about 19 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (08/26), the longest 2,660 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KMKG.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLDM, 19.2 nm away.
Wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 kt, visibility 1.5 statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 8°C (46°F), altimeter 30.20 inHg. Conditions are Instrument Flight Rules (IFR).
METAR KLDM 281135Z AUTO 07003KT 1 1/2SM BR CLR 08/08 A3020 RMK AO2 VIS 1/4V5
What changed at KLDM (nearest station)?
Since the 1115Z (7:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1115Z (7:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for MI71
Based on the nearest station (KLDM), MI71 is currently IFR with winds from 070° at 3 knots, visibility 1.5 statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors east-facing runway ends (08). Density altitude is approximately -250 ft (field elevation 772 ft). MI71 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KMKG, about 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08FAV | 2,660 ft | TURF | 3 kt head | 0 kt |
| 26 | 2,660 ft | TURF | 3 kt tail | 0 kt |
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MI71 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 08/262,660 × 400 ft · TURFCurrent useno stated-runway source at MI71Wind
- 08
- 3 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 26
- 3 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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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→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
MI71 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 MI71
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131 F280 MS37 275/024KT TB MODERATE SK IC
ARP UAL530 4247N 08529W 1131…Header: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at MI71
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLDM reported mostly VFR across 72 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 17 kt, the lowest ceiling was 6,000 ft. Wind most often came from the SE.
Most recent change: MVFR → IFR
Most recent change: VFR → IFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 26
- 63%
- 08
- 37%
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Live crosswind meter
MI71 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLDM, 19 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 08, 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
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- MI71
- City
- Mears
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 772 ft
- Coordinates
- 43.6445, -86.4529
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,660 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLDM
- TAF
- Nearest KMKG
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 10h 59m
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Pilot PIREPs for Silver Lake Airport (MI71)
Community-submittedCommunity-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.
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