KBIV — West Michigan Rgnl
Holland, MI · field elevation 698 ft · NON-ATCT
KBIV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBIV 100253Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 07/03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP160 T00720033 58011
- Wind
- from 200° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 3 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- -151 ft · pressure altitude 628 ft
- Observed
- 43 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 200° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 4 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 08 | 3 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 32,000–32,000 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
- 1230Z / 2226Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (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
- 4 approaches — ILS, 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.