Grand Marais Airport (Y98) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 7:35 PM EDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KERY), Y98 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling.
Aviation weather near Grand Marais Airport in Grand Marais, MI, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KERY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Grand Marais Airport (Y98) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Grand Marais, MI at a field elevation of 838 ft. Y98 has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KERY, about 27 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has 2 physical runways (05/23, 14/32), the longest 2,800 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KSAW.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KERY, 26.6 nm away.
Wind from the south (190°) at 9 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, overcast at 9,500 ft, temperature 14°C (57°F), altimeter 30.03 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR), ceiling 9,500 ft.
METAR KERY 282335Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM -RA OVC095 14/12 A3003 RMK AO2
What changed at KERY (nearest station)?
Since the 2315Z (7:15 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
- Rain began (-RA).
Current pilot readout for Y98
Based on the nearest station (KERY), Y98 is currently VFR with winds from 190° at 9 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and a 9,500 ft ceiling. the wind favors southwest-facing runway ends (23). Density altitude is approximately 800 ft (field elevation 838 ft). Y98 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KSAW, about 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23FAV | 2,600 ft | TURF-P | 7 kt head | 5 kt left |
| 14 | 2,800 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt head | 7 kt right |
| 32 | 2,800 ft | TURF-P | 5 kt tail | 7 kt left |
| 05 | 2,600 ft | TURF-P | 7 kt tail | 5 kt right |
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Y98 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 05/232,600 × 150 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y98Wind
- 05
- 7 kt tailwind · 5 kt crosswind from right
- 23
- 7 kt headwind · 5 kt crosswind from left
no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence → - Status not monitoredRunway 14/322,800 × 100 ft · TURF-PCurrent useno stated-runway source at Y98Wind
- 14
- 5 kt headwind · 7 kt crosswind from right
- 32
- 5 kt tailwind · 7 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.
Over the last 23 h: wind 9→9 kt, ceiling 8,500 ft → 9,500 ft.
Y98 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 Y98
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KERY reported mostly VFR across 71 observations, with 2 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 20 kt, the lowest ceiling was 1,200 ft. Wind most often came from the S.
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.
- 23
- 42%
- 32
- 26%
- 14
- 24%
- 05
- 8%
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Live crosswind meter
Y98 has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KERY, 27 nm away.
Wind is 36° off runway 23, the end with the most headwind right now.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 05/23, 14/32 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
- Y98
- City
- Grand Marais
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 838 ft
- Coordinates
- 46.6208, -85.9168
- Runways
- 2 physical runways · 4 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,800 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KERY
- TAF
- Nearest KSAW
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- Next sunset
- 22h 38m
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Pilot PIREPs for Grand Marais Airport (Y98)
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