Green Lake Airport (Y88) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 8:53 AM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KTVC), Y88 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Green Lake Airport in Interlochen, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KTVC): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Green Lake Airport (Y88) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Interlochen, MI at a field elevation of 866 ft. Y88 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KTVC, about 11 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 16/34), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KTVC.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KTVC, 11.1 nm away.
Wind from the south (170°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, a few clouds at 14,000 ft, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.18 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KTVC 281253Z 17004KT 10SM FEW140 10/08 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP223 T01000078
What changed at KTVC (nearest station)?
Since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 1153Z (7:53 AM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for Y88
Based on the nearest station (KTVC), Y88 is currently VFR with winds from 170° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors south-facing runway ends (16). Density altitude is approximately 150 ft (field elevation 866 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16FAV | 1,700 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt head | 0 kt |
| 23 | 2,800 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt head | 3 kt left |
| 05 | 2,800 ft | TURF-F | 2 kt tail | 3 kt right |
| 34 | 1,700 ft | TURF-F | 4 kt tail | 0 kt |
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Y88 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 05/232,800 × 170 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y88Wind
- 05
- 2 kt tailwind · 3 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 2 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 16/341,700 × 170 ft · TURF-FCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y88Wind
- 16
- 4 kt headwind · 0 kt crosswind
- 34
- 4 kt tailwind · 0 kt crosswind
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 0→4 kt, ceiling 4,300 ft → unlimited.
Y88 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.
Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of Y88
Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.
Show raw report
CAD UA /OV CAD/TM 1140/FL070/TP C208/SK SKC/WX HZ 070/TB NEG/IC NEG
CAD UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.OV CADLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.TM 1140Reported at 11:40 UTC.FL070Altitude: 7,000 ft MSL.TP C208Aircraft type reporting.SK SKCSky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.WX HZ 070Weather and flight visibility observed.TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.IC NEGIcing: none reported.⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.
Recent aviation weather trends at Y88
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KTVC reported mostly VFR across 24 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,300 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
Most recent change: MVFR → VFR
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 23
- 34%
- 34
- 27%
- 16
- 26%
- 05
- 13%
TAF | Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 1137Z (7:37 AM EDT)
TAF KTVC 281137Z 2812/2912 18005KT P6SM FEW220 FM281600 21007KT P6SM SKC FM290700 21011G29KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN080 WS020/22045KT FM291000 21012G30KT P6SM BKN045 WS015/24030KT
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Live crosswind meter
Y88 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KTVC, 11 nm away.
Wind is 7° off runway 16, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 16/34 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
- Y88
- City
- Interlochen
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 866 ft
- Coordinates
- 44.6061, -85.7584
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KTVC
- TAF
- Nearest KTVC
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Sunset in
- 9h 21m
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Pilot PIREPs for Green Lake Airport (Y88)
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