KSJX — Beaver Island
Beaver Island, MI · field elevation 670 ft · NON-ATCT
KSJX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSJX 100235Z AUTO 22013G18KT 10SM SCT018 SCT100 SCT120 10/07 A2987 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 220° at 13 kt, gusting 18 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- sct, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 10 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.87 inHg
- Density altitude
- 295 ft · pressure altitude 720 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 220° at 13 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | 13 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 27 | 8 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 14 | 1 kt head | 13 kt from the right |
| 32 | 1 kt tail | 13 kt from the left |
| 09 | 8 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 05 | 13 kt tail | 1 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 KSJX — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KSJX — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 45.69222, -85.56661
- Elevation
- 670 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1235Z / 2217Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Charlevoix, MI
Everything else KSJX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 4,299 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 14/32 | 3,278 | 120 | TURF | — |
| 05/23 | 2,054 | 120 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KCVX Charlevoix Muni26 nm
- KISQ Schoolcraft County31 nm
- KMGN Harbor Springs32 nm
- KPLN Pellston Rgnl/Emmet County33 nm
- KERY Luce County37 nm
- KMCD Mackinac Island40 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KSJX 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.