KOSC — Oscoda/Wurtsmith
Oscoda, MI · field elevation 633 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KOSC current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KOSC 111155Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2996 RMK AO2 10164 20128 70000
- Wind
- from 340° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 15 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 851 ft · pressure altitude 593 ft
- Observed
- 16 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 340° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 07 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 25 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
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 KOSC — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KOSC — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.45152, -83.39416
- Elevation
- 633 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1032Z / 0045Z
- Magnetic variation
- -7° (2005)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Lake Huron
- County
- Iosco, MI
Everything else KOSC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 11,801 | 200 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
Published procedures
- 5 approaches — ILS, LG, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KAPN Alpena County Rgnl38 nm
- KBAX Huron County Meml44 nm
- KGDW Gladwin Zettel Meml55 nm
- KHTL Roscommon County/Blodgett Meml55 nm
- KGOV Grayling AAF59 nm
- KCFS Tuscola Area60 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KOSC 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.