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 252335Z AUTO 03002KT 10SM CLR 14/12 A3027 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 030° at 2 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 14 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.27 inHg
- Density altitude
- 271 ft · pressure altitude 316 ft
- Observed
- 24 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 2 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 2 kt head | — |
| 32 | — | 2 kt from the right |
| 14 | — | 2 kt from the left |
| 23 | 2 kt tail | — |
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
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 17,000–34,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
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
- 1136Z / 2337Z
- 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.