KIKW — Jack Barstow
Midland, MI · field elevation 635 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KIKW current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KIKW 111155Z AUTO 34003KT 6SM BR CLR 17/15 A2996 RMK AO2 10183 20140 70000
- Wind
- from 340° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 17 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 972 ft · pressure altitude 595 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 3 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 06 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 24 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 18 | 3 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 500–500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KIKW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KIKW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.66293, -84.26131
- Elevation
- 635 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1037Z / 0046Z
- Magnetic variation
- -6° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Midland, MI
Everything else KIKW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 3,801 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 18/36 | 3,001 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 126.45
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KHYX Saginaw County/H W Browne22 nm
- KAMN Gratiot Community28 nm
- KCFS Tuscola Area37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KIKW 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.