KCAD — Wexford County
Cadillac, MI · field elevation 1,307 ft · NON-ATCT
KCAD current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCAD 100135Z AUTO 21010KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A2994 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 210° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 639 ft · pressure altitude 1,287 ft
- Observed
- 5 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 9 kt head | 5 kt from the right |
| 25 | 8 kt head | 6 kt from the left |
| 07 | 8 kt tail | 6 kt from the right |
| 36 | 9 kt tail | 5 kt from the left |
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, 23,000–23,000 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
- 1231Z / 2220Z
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (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
- 4 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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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.