KLDM — Mason County
Ludington, MI · field elevation 647 ft · NON-ATCT
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KLDM current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLDM 252335Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3029 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 010° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.29 inHg
- Density altitude
- 342 ft · pressure altitude 277 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 010° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 08 | 2 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 26 | 2 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 19 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
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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
- 1136Z / 2337Z
- 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.