Stambaugh Airport (Y73) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 3:15 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KLNL), Y73 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Stambaugh Airport in Iron River, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KLNL): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Stambaugh Airport (Y73) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Iron River, MI at a field elevation of 1,618 ft. Y73 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KLNL, about 24 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (17/35), the longest 2,000 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KRHI.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KLNL, 24.4 nm away.
Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, scattered clouds at 4,900 ft, scattered clouds at 6,000 ft, broken clouds at 8,500 ft, temperature 17°C (63°F), altimeter 30.04 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 8,500 ft.
METAR KLNL 281915Z AUTO 20005KT 10SM SCT049 SCT060 BKN085 17/11 A3004 RMK AO2 T01720108
What changed at KLNL (nearest station)?
Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for Y73
Based on the nearest station (KLNL), Y73 is currently VFR with winds from 200° at 5 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 8,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (17). Density altitude is approximately 2,100 ft (field elevation 1,618 ft). Y73 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KRHI, about 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17FAV | 2,000 ft | ASPH-P | 4 kt head | 2 kt right |
| 35 | 2,000 ft | ASPH-P | 4 kt tail | 2 kt left |
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Y73 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 17/352,000 × 40 ft · ASPH-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y73Wind
- 17
- 4 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
- 35
- 4 kt tailwind · 2 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 8→5 kt, ceiling 700 ft → 8,500 ft.
Y73 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 Y73
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
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CWA UA /OV CWA/TM 1635/FL080/TP E170/SK BASE 080 TOP 090/TA 1/IC NEG
CWA UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CWALocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1635Reported at 16:35 UTC.FL080Altitude: 8,000 ft MSL.TP E170Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 080 TOP 090Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.TA 1Outside air temperature, °C.IC NEGIcing: none reported.Show raw report
SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1542/FL019/TP C208/SK BKN019-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1542Reported at 15:42 UTC.FL019Altitude: 1,900 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BKN019-TOPUNKNSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.Show raw report
SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1443/FL022/TP C208/SK OVC016-TOP022/RM DURC
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1443Reported at 14:43 UTC.FL022Altitude: 2,200 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC016-TOP022Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURCRemarks.Show raw report
CMX UA /OV CMX/TM 1354/FL025/TP C208/SK BASE 025
CMX UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CMXLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1354Reported at 13:54 UTC.FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK BASE 025Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.Show raw report
SAW UA /OV KSAW/TM 1336/FL013/TP C208/SK OVC013-TOP024/RM DURD
SAW UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV KSAWLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1336Reported at 13:36 UTC.FL013Altitude: 1,300 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK OVC013-TOP024Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.RM DURDRemarks.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at Y73
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KLNL reported a mix of conditions, most often IFR across 70 observations, with 10 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 16 kt, the lowest ceiling was 500 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Most recent change: IFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 17
- 60%
- 35
- 40%
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Live crosswind meter
Y73 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KLNL, 24 nm away.
Wind is 29° off runway 17, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 17/35 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Attended
- Unattended
- Transient parking
- Tie-downs
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- Y73
- City
- Iron River
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 1,618 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.0788, -88.6355
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,000 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KLNL
- TAF
- Nearest KRHI
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 3h 19m
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Pilot PIREPs for Stambaugh Airport (Y73)
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