KBIV — West Michigan Rgnl
Holland, MI · field elevation 698 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KBIV current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBIV 111153Z AUTO 09005KT 9SM CLR 21/19 A2993 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP131 T02110194 10211 20194 58011
- Wind
- from 090° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 21 °C / dewpoint 19 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,574 ft · pressure altitude 688 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 090° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | 5 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 26 | 5 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 3,000–4,700 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KBIV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KBIV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.74278, -86.10783
- Elevation
- 698 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1047Z / 0052Z
- Magnetic variation
- -4° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Allegan, MI
Everything else KBIV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,002 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- Clearance
- 123.95
- CTAF
- 123.05
- UNICOM
- 123.05
- Approach
- 133.825
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KLWA South Haven Area Rgnl24 nm
- KMKG Muskegon County26 nm
- KGRR Gerald R Ford Intl27 nm
- KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Intl39 nm
- KBEH Southwest Michigan Rgnl39 nm
- KFFX Fremont Muni42 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBIV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.