KCAD — Wexford County
Cadillac, MI · field elevation 1,307 ft · NON-ATCT
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KCAD current weather
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KCAD 111155Z AUTO 32003KT 5SM BR SCT032 SCT038 BKN047 15/15 A2998 RMK AO2 10152 20127 70000
- Wind
- from 320° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 4,700 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.98 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,540 ft · pressure altitude 1,247 ft
- Observed
- 17 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 320° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 25 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 07 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
| 18 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
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, 31,000–31,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCAD — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCAD — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.27535, -85.41894
- Elevation
- 1,307 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1040Z / 0052Z
- Magnetic variation
- -4° (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Wexford, MI
Everything else KCAD publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,001 | 100 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 1,986 | 150 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LD, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KTVC Cherry Capital29 nm
- KHTL Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml33 nm
- KRQB Roben-Hood33 nm
- KMBL Manistee County/Blacker36 nm
- KGOV Grayling AAF38 nm
- KFKS Frankfort Dow Meml Fld40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCAD 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.