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Wickenheiser Airport (W87) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 6:35 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTTF), W87 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Wickenheiser Airport in Carleton, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTTF): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Wickenheiser Airport (W87) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Carleton, MI at a field elevation of 609 ft. W87 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTTF, about 5 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (01/19), the longest 2,575 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KDTW.

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VFR
Observed 1035Z (6:35 AM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTTF, 5.4 nm away.

Wind
080° 2 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.26"
Temp / Dew
54°F / 12°C
dew 54°F / 12°C

Wind from the east (080°) at 2 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 12°C (54°F), altimeter 30.26 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KTTF 281035Z AUTO 08002KT 10SM CLR 12/12 A3026 RMK AO2

What changed at KTTF (nearest station)?

Since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1015Z (6:15 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for W87

Based on the nearest station (KTTF), W87 is currently VFR with winds from 080° at 2 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -50 ft (field elevation 609 ft). W87 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KDTW, about 12 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
01FAV0 kt head2 kt right
190 kt head2 kt left

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W87 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.

  • Runway 01/19
    2,575 × 60 ft · TURF-G
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at W87
    Wind
    01
    0 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    19
    0 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
081611Z22Z10Z

Over the last 23 h: wind 4→2 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

W87 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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 W87

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1024Z (6:24 AM EDT) · 25 NM N of W87 · 15,000 ft MSL · E75L
light chop durc to 180 turbulencelight clear 140 icing
Show raw report
OYM UA /OV SVM/TM 1024/FL150/TP E75L/TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180/IC LGT CLR 140/RM ZOB
OYM UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SVMLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1024Reported at 10:24 UTC.
FL150Altitude: 15,000 ft MSL.
TP E75LAircraft type reporting.
TB LGT CHOP DURC TO 180Turbulence: light chop durc to 180.
IC LGT CLR 140Icing: light clear 140.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP1008Z (6:08 AM EDT) · 61 NM S of W87 · 18,000 ft MSL · B737
moderate 18,000–23,000 ft turbulence
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FDY UA /OV FDY090035/TM 1008/FL180/TP B737/TB MOD 180-230/RM ZOB
FDY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV FDY090035Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1008Reported at 10:08 UTC.
FL180Altitude: 18,000 ft MSL.
TP B737Aircraft type reporting.
TB MOD 180-230Turbulence: moderate 18,000–23,000 ft.
RM ZOBRemarks.
PIREP0737Z (3:37 AM EDT) · 57 NM W of W87 · during descent · CRJ2
light rime 17,000–15,000 ft icing
Show raw report
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 W87

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTTF reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 14 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,600 ft. Wind most often came from the E.

Last 24 hours
VFR 97%MVFR 3%
Wind avg/max: 6/10 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 2

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 63%MVFR 5%IFR 5%LIFR 26%
Wind avg/max: 3/10 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: E
Category changes: 35

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

19
56%
01
44%

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Live crosswind meter

W87 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTTF, 5.4 nm away.

N01192 kt
Headwind
0 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
2 kt

Wind is 80° off runway 01, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 2,575 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Wickenheiser Airport (W87) with runway 01/19 marked
N ↑

Runway 01/19 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
May-Dec Daily IREG local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Landing fee
No
Other services
Flight instruction
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
W87
City
Carleton
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Elevation
609 ft
Coordinates
42.0181, -83.3772
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
2,575 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KTTF
TAF
Nearest KDTW
Time zone
America/Detroit
Next sunset
11h 35m

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Pilot PIREPs for Wickenheiser Airport (W87)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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