KCFS — Tuscola Area
Caro, MI · field elevation 704 ft · NON-ATCT
KCFS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCFS 252335Z AUTO 08002KT 10SM CLR 13/08 A3029 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 080° at 2 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 13 °C / dewpoint 8 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.29 inHg
- Density altitude
- 175 ft · pressure altitude 334 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 2 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 06 | 2 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 13 | 2 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 31 | 2 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
| 24 | 2 kt tail | 1 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
2 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 21,000–26,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KCFS — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KCFS — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.45886, -83.44545
- Elevation
- 704 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1125Z / 2326Z
- Magnetic variation
- 8°W (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Tuscola, MI
Everything else KCFS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,302 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 13/31 | 2,277 | 110 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach
- 120.95
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KHYX Saginaw County/H W Browne18 nm
- KBAX Huron County Meml28 nm
- KMBS Mbs Intl28 nm
- KFNT Bishop Intl32 nm
- KIKW Jack Barstow38 nm
- KRNP Owosso Community41 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCFS 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.