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40C Weather Watervliet Municipal Airport

Watervliet, MichiganElevation 656 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KBEH · 9 NM SW · 54 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 · KBEH
WIND
270@7
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 visibility 10 SM. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 71F, low near 48F, 3% 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
This Afternoon Sunny 71/48 SW 4 kt – 3%
Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 68/44 N 4 kt – 5%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 68/50 SE 9 kt – 1%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 72/54 S 9 kt – 11%
Thursday Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 73/52 SW 9 kt – 37% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers 72/54 S 4 kt – 23%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 71/53 S 4 kt – 45%

Source: National Weather Service (office IWX). Forecast issued 2147Z.

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
NESW02200725
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

2 runways · longest 2,600 ft

02/20
Dimensions
2,600 x 200 ft
Surface
Turf (good)
Edge lights
MED
RWY 0214°T
Displaced threshold600 ft
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 20194°T
Displaced threshold800 ft
Traffic patternLeft
07/25
Dimensions
1,540 x 200 ft
Surface
Turf (fair)
RWY 0774°T
Traffic patternLeft
RWY 25254°T
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

Field elevation
656 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2248Z 6:48 PM
Sunrise
1210Z 8:10 AM
Loggable night
2317Z (7:17 PM local) → 1141Z (7:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2248Z (6:48 PM local) → 1210Z (8:10 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2348Z (7:48 PM local) → 1110Z (7:10 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

Watervliet Municipal Airport is in Watervliet, Michigan. Field elevation 656 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
OwnershipPublicly owned
UseOpen to the public
TypeSmall airport
ManagerROBERT P LOHR
Manager phone269-757-1180
AttendedUNATNDD
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA40C
SectionalCHICAGO
Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO
Flight service (AFSS)LANSING
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.2000, -86.2500
Distance from city1 NM NE
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
Field lightingSee remarks
CTAF122.900
FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.900
CTAF
CTAF

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

40C traffic patterns

2026-08-04 to 2026-10-21, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Wed · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C150 (Piston single) · ~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

40C has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KBEH (9 NM SW, VFR).

KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
9 NM SW
VFR
KSBN South Bend International Airport
30 NM S
VFR
KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport
31 NM S
VFR
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
31 NM E
VFR
KHAI Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport
33 NM SE
VFR
KMGC Michigan City Municipal Airport
39 NM SW
VFR
AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DTHR OVR 70 FT TREES, 650 FT DIST, 125 FT R.
›SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
›UNVERIFIED LDG AREA - CTC AMGR FOR DTLS.
›SOFT WHEN WET & DURG SPRING DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE.
›ESTABD BFR 1959.
›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
›DEFINED BY MOWING.
›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.
›UAS, ULTRALIGHT, & PWRD PRCHT ACT.
›HOSP HLP 1 NM S.
›ACTVT MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF.
›FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
›ASST AMGR CELL 269-876-1536.
›ROPES NOT PRVDD.
›DEFINED BY MOWING.
›APCH RATIO 4:1 TO DTHR OVR 98 FT TREES, 392 FT DIST, 165 FT L.
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗Wikipedia
↗40C on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 40C have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 40C. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 40C have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 40C. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 40C?
40C sits at 656 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 40C?
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.