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2E8 Weather Cackleberry Airport

Dexter, MichiganElevation 890 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KARB · 13 NM SE · 54 min old
No ceiling.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KARB
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
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 visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 44F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog 44 SW 3 kt – 2%
Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 66/42 NNW 5 kt – 4%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 62/45 E 7 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 70/51 SSE 7 kt – 1%
Thursday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 73/52 SW 10 kt – 15%
Friday Partly Sunny 70/52 SW 4 kt – 16%
Saturday Slight Chance Light Rain 69/54 S 6 kt – 25%
Sunday Chance Light Rain 66 S 8 kt – 46%

Source: National Weather Service (office DTX). Forecast issued 0147Z.

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
1 runway
NESW0624
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

06/24
Dimensions
2,113 x 100 ft
Surface
TURF-F
Lighting
Lighted
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
890 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2238Z 6:38 PM
Sunrise
1201Z 8:01 AM
Loggable night
2307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1132Z (7:32 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2238Z (6:38 PM local) → 1201Z (8:01 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2338Z (7:38 PM local) → 1101Z (7:01 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

Cackleberry Airport is in Dexter, Michigan. Field elevation 890 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA2E8
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.4250, -83.8694
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

2E8 traffic patterns

2026-07-11 to 2026-10-22, 13 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.8
AVG OPS/DAY
1.6
Activity trend over 5 days: falling, from 2 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (5 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›P28A (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›DV20 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo
›C152 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~0 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

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

›P28A (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

2E8 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KARB (13 NM SE, UNKNOWN).

KARB Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
13 NM SE
UNKNOWN
KYIP Willow Run Airport
19 NM SE
VFR
KPTK Oakland County International Airport
25 NM NE
VFR
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
26 NM SE
VFR
KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field
28 NM W
VFR
KFNT Bishop International Airport
33 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗Wikipedia
↗2E8 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 2E8 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 2E8. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 2E8 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 2E8. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 2E8?
2E8 sits at 890 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 2E8?
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.