KLDM — Mason County
Ludington, MI · field elevation 647 ft · NON-ATCT
KLDM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLDM 100215Z AUTO 21013KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A2994 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 210° at 13 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 11 °C / dewpoint 9 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 299 ft · pressure altitude 627 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 210° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 11 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 26 | 10 kt head | 9 kt from the left |
| 08 | 10 kt tail | 9 kt from the right |
| 01 | 11 kt tail | 6 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
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 5,500–5,500 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLDM — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLDM — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 43.96253, -86.40792
- Elevation
- 647 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1234Z / 2224Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Mason, MI
Everything else KLDM publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 5,003 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 01/19 | 3,503 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLDM 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.