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 252356Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM 16/10 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP269 T01610100 10222 20156 50001 $
- Wind
- from 190° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- no ceiling reported
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.32 inHg
- Density altitude
- 624 ft · pressure altitude 399 ft
- Observed
- 4 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 28 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 10 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 34 | 4 kt tail | 3 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 252338Z 2600/2624 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM260800 VRB03KT 5SM BR SCT002 TEMPO 2608/2612 3/4SM BR OVC002 FM261200 11003KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.25075, -84.47238
- Elevation
- 799 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1130Z / 2327Z
- 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 →
Nearby airports
- KANJ Sault Ste Marie Muni/Sanderson Fld14 nm
- KMCD Mackinac Island24 nm
- KDRM Drummond Island34 nm
- KSLH Cheboygan County36 nm
- KERY Luce County41 nm
- KPLN Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County43 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCIU 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.