KCMX — Houghton County Meml
Hancock, MI · field elevation 1,095 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KCMX current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KCMX 111153Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM BKN090 16/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01610133 10172 20144 55002
- Wind
- from 310° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 9,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 13 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,459 ft · pressure altitude 1,075 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 310° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | 5 kt head | — |
| 25 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 07 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 14 | 5 kt tail | — |
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 111129Z 1112/1212 29004KT P6SM SCT100 FM111900 32006KT P6SM SCT200 FM112200 35005KT P6SM SCT200 FM120000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW200
Learn: reading a TAF, the weather course
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 47.16842, -88.48907
- Elevation
- 1,095 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1046Z / 0112Z
- Magnetic variation
- -2° (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
- 8 approaches — ILS, LD, 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.