KLWA — South Haven Area Rgnl
South Haven, MI · field elevation 666 ft · NON-ATCT
KLWA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLWA 100255Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3001 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 190° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 7 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Density altitude
- -240 ft · pressure altitude 576 ft
- Observed
- 20 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 14 | 3 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 32 | 3 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 05 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KLWA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KLWA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 42.35133, -86.25574
- Elevation
- 666 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1230Z / 2228Z
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Van Buren, MI
Everything else KLWA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,800 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 14/32 | 3,260 | 190 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
- Approach
- 118.55
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLWA 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.