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4Y1 Weather Raether Airport

Howell, MichiganElevation 982 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KPTK · 20 NM E · 30 min old
Ceiling 200 ft, visibility 3 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KPTK
WIND
Calm
no steady wind
VISIBILITY
3 SM
4.8 km
CEILING
200 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
ACTIVE NWS ALERTS

Active weather alerts

Dense Fog AdvisoryModerate · Expected · Likely
25 0703Z to 25 1400Z
Sanilac; Shiawassee; Genesee; Lapeer; St. Clair; Livingston; Oakland; Macomb; Washtenaw; Wayne; Lenawee; Monroe
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE...A portion of southeast Michigan. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Low visibility makes driving conditions hazardous. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Fog expands northward and eastward from the Ohio border, I-94, and I-96 corridors across metro Detroit and toward I-69 and the Lake Huron shoreline during the morning.
If driving, slow down, use low beam headlights, and leave plenty of distance between vehicles.

Alerts from the National Weather Service. For situational awareness only; always confirm against an official briefing.

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 120° at 3 kt, visibility 0.2 SM, temperature 6C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday areas of fog then partly sunny, high near 68F, low near 45F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Sunday Areas Of Fog then Partly Sunny 68/45 S 6 kt – 2%
Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 64/41 N 6 kt – 3%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 60/44 E 6 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 69/52 SSE 7 kt – 5%
Thursday Slight Chance Light Rain 70/47 WSW 10 kt – 24%
Friday Mostly Sunny 69/50 SSE 7 kt – 8%
Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 70 S 8 kt – 18%

Source: National Weather Service (office DTX). Forecast issued 0953Z.

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 4Y1. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

17/35
Dimensions
2,206 x 60 ft
Surface
TURF-F
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
982 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
1200Z 8:00 AM
Loggable night
2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1131Z (7:31 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2239Z (6:39 PM local) → 1200Z (8:00 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2339Z (7:39 PM local) → 1100Z (7:00 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

Raether Airport is in Howell, Michigan. Field elevation 982 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA4Y1
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.5653, -83.8565
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

4Y1 traffic patterns

2026-08-01 to 2026-08-01, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Aug

FLEET MIX
Unknown 100%

Fleet composition unclear from available data.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~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

4Y1 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KPTK (20 NM E, LIFR).

KPTK Oakland County International Airport
20 NM E
LIFR
KARB Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
21 NM S
UNKNOWN
KYIP Willow Run Airport
24 NM SE
LIFR
KFNT Bishop International Airport
25 NM N
LIFR
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
31 NM SE
LIFR
KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field
33 NM SW
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗4Y1 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 4Y1 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 4Y1. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 4Y1 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 4Y1. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 4Y1?
4Y1 sits at 982 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 4Y1?
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.