24C Weather Lowell City Airport

Lowell, MichiganElevation 681 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KGRR · 9 NM SW · 41 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 · KGRR

WIND

190@4

steady

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 from 190° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 17C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 47F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	47	SW 4 kt	–	3%
Monday	Partly Sunny	64/42	NE 6 kt	–	7%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	64/48	E 8 kt	17 kt	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	72/55	S 8 kt	–	12%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	73/51	SW 10 kt	–	36%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	71/53	SSE 5 kt	–	24%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	70/54	SSE 7 kt	–	42%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	67	SSW 8 kt	–	46%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 2240Z.

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

2 runways

WIND

No on-field weather data

No reporting weather station on the field, so wind components cannot be computed. See nearby stations below.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 2,700 ft

06/24

Dimensions

2,700 x 100 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 0669°T

Displaced threshold1,100 ft

RWY 24249°T

Displaced threshold1,200 ft

Traffic patternLeft

12/30

Dimensions

2,394 x 48 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

LOW

RWY 12

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 30

Displaced threshold484 ft

Traffic patternLeft

15/33

Dimensions

1,940 x 100 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 15153°T

Displaced threshold582 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33333°T

Displaced threshold388 ft

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

681 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2243Z 6:43 PM

Sunrise

1207Z 8:07 AM

Loggable night

2312Z (7:12 PM local) → 1138Z (7:38 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2243Z (6:43 PM local) → 1207Z (8:07 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2343Z (7:43 PM local) → 1107Z (7:07 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

Lowell City Airport is in Lowell, Michigan. Field elevation 681 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerCASEY K BROWN

Manager phone616-987-0821

AttendedDaily, 0900–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA24C

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.9539, -85.3439

Distance from city1 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

24C traffic patterns

2026-08-04 to 2026-10-22, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

1.8

Operations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C150 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›UNKN (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›UNKN (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

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

24C has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRR (9 NM SW, VFR).

KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport

9 NM SW

VFR

KLAN Capital Region International Airport

35 NM E

VFR

KAMN Gratiot Community Airport

36 NM NE

VFR

KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field

39 NM S

VFR

KMKG Muskegon County Airport

41 NM W

VFR

KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

44 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3344, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DTHR OVR 53 FT TREE, 660 FT DIST, 50 FT L.

›CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS A 45 DEG SLP.

›DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›ESTABD BFR 1959.

›NO SNOW REMOVAL.

›50 FT TREES, 90 FT DIST, 90 FT R; 6 FT FENCE, 0 FT DIST, 125 FT R.

›APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 45 FT TREES, 940 FT DIST.

›APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 54 FT TREE, 1225 FT DIST.

›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

›ACTVT LIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.

›RPRS ONLY AVBL ON CALL.

›AVBL H24 SELF SVC - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.

›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

›NO SNOW REMOVAL.

›APCH RATIO 22:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 63 FT TREES, 1404 FT DIST.

›APCH RATIO 17:1 TO DTHR BASED ON STRAIGHT OUT OVR 45 FT TREE, 795 FT DIST.

›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗24C on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 24C have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 24C. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 24C have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 24C. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 24C?

24C sits at 681 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 24C?

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.