KCIU — Chippewa County Intl
Sault Ste Marie, MI · field elevation 799 ft · NON-ATCT
KCIU current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCIU 100156Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM SCT020 BKN120 06/04 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP122 T00560039 $
- Wind
- from 170° at 7 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 12,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 4 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- -68 ft · pressure altitude 849 ft
- Observed
- 44 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 7 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 7 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 10 | 1 kt head | 7 kt from the right |
| 28 | 1 kt tail | 7 kt from the left |
| 34 | 7 kt tail | 2 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCIU 092320Z 1000/1024 18005KT P6SM BKN070 FM100400 22006KT P6SM SCT110 FM101200 30012G22KT P6SM SCT027 BKN035 TEMPO 1012/1016 BKN027 FM101800 30015G22KT P6SM BKN027
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.25075, -84.47238
- Elevation
- 799 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1232Z / 2211Z
- Magnetic variation
- 7°W (2015)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Lake Huron
- County
- Chippewa, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KCIU publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,203 | 150 | ASPH-CONC | HIGH |
| 10/28 | 5,001 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCIU airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Michigan airports
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- 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.