KSJX — Beaver Island
Beaver Island, MI · field elevation 670 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KSJX current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KSJX 111055Z AUTO 11004KT 9SM -RA SCT044 SCT065 OVC120 16/16 A2996 RMK AO2 PRESRR
- Wind
- from 110° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 12,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Density altitude
- 897 ft · pressure altitude 630 ft
- Observed
- 13 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 110° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 09 | 4 kt head | 1 kt from the right |
| 14 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 05 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 23 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
| 32 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the right |
| 27 | 4 kt tail | 1 kt from the left |
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
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Charlevoix, MI
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 →
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.