KTVC — Cherry Capital
Traverse City, MI · field elevation 624 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
KTVC current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KTVC 252353Z 10003KT 10SM FEW200 16/12 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01560117 10200 20156 56004
- Wind
- from 100° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 12 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.29 inHg
- Density altitude
- 385 ft · pressure altitude 254 ft
- Observed
- 7 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 100° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 3 kt head | — |
| 18 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 36 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
| 28 | 3 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
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KTVC 252338Z 2600/2624 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM261700 02006KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 44.74158, -85.58187
- Elevation
- 624 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
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Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1133Z / 2334Z
- Tower hours
- 0700 - 2100 EST; 0700 - 2200 EDT
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (1985)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Green Bay
- County
- Grand Traverse, MI
Airport diagram
Everything else KTVC publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 7,016 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 18/36 | 5,378 | 150 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 119.175
- Tower 0700 - 2100 EST; 0700 - 2200 EDT
- 124.2
- Ground
- 121.8
- CTAF
- 124.2
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KGOV Grayling AAF37 nm
- KBFA Boyne Mountain38 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KTVC 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.