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15W Weather Dennis Farms Airport

Laingsburg, MichiganElevation 826 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLAN · 11 NM SW · 7 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLAN
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 11C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 46F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 46 WSW 3 kt – 2%
Monday Partly Sunny 62/41 N 6 kt – 5%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 62/47 E 7 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 71/54 S 8 kt – 4%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/51 SW 11 kt – 26% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 70/52 S 5 kt – 20%
Saturday Slight Chance Rain Showers 69/54 SSE 7 kt – 33%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 66 SSW 8 kt – 42%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 0259Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for 15W. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

09/27
Dimensions
1,880 x 50 ft
Surface
TURF-F
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
826 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2239Z 6:39 PM
Sunrise
1204Z 8:04 AM
Loggable night
2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1135Z (7:35 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2239Z (6:39 PM local) → 1204Z (8:04 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2339Z (7:39 PM local) → 1104Z (7:04 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Dennis Farms Airport is in Laingsburg, Michigan. Field elevation 826 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA15W
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.8945, -84.3903
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

15W traffic patterns

2026-10-05 to 2026-10-05, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H500 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

15W has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLAN (11 NM SW, VFR).

KLAN Capital Region International Airport
11 NM SW
VFR
KFNT Bishop International Airport
29 NM E
VFR
KAMN Gratiot Community Airport
29 NM NW
VFR
KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field
38 NM S
VFR
KMBS MBS International Airport
41 NM N
VFR
KPTK Oakland County International Airport
45 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗15W on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 15W have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 15W. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 15W have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 15W. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 15W?
15W sits at 826 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 15W?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.