KLDM — Mason County
Ludington, MI · field elevation 647 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KLDM current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLDM 111155Z AUTO 11003KT 8SM CLR 18/18 A2991 RMK AO2 PRESFR 10182 20149 70000
- Wind
- from 110° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 18 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.91 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,167 ft · pressure altitude 657 ft
- Observed
- 18 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 110° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | 2 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 19 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 01 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
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, 31,000–31,000 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
- 1045Z / 0056Z
- Magnetic variation
- -3° (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 →
Nearby airports
- KMBL Manistee County/Blacker20 nm
- KFFX Fremont Muni36 nm
- KFKS Frankfort Dow Meml Fld41 nm
- KRQB Roben-Hood42 nm
- KCAD Wexford County47 nm
- KMKG Muskegon County48 nm
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.