KCMX — Houghton County Meml
Hancock, MI · field elevation 1,095 ft · NON-ATCT
KCMX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCMX 252353Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP263 T01440122 10217 20144 56003
- Wind
- from 080° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.30 inHg
- Density altitude
- 812 ft · pressure altitude 715 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 080° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 14 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 32 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 25 | 3 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KCMX 252320Z 2600/2624 08005KT P6SM SKC FM260400 10005KT 4SM BR FEW060 FEW200 TEMPO 2609/2613 2SM BR SCT005 FM261400 13005KT P6SM SCT200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.16842, -88.48907
- Elevation
- 1,095 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1146Z / 2343Z
- Magnetic variation
- 2°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Houghton, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KCMX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 6,501 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 07/25 | 5,201 | 100 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.7
- UNICOM
- 122.7
Published procedures
- 7 approaches — ILS, LOC, LOC/BC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KCMX 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.