61D Weather Plainwell Municipal Airport

Plainwell, MichiganElevation 722 ftSmall airport

OFF-FIELD REFERENCE

Nearest report: KAZO · 15 NM S · 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 · KAZO

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 12C. 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.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	46	S 2 kt	–	2%
Monday	Partly Sunny	68/43	ENE 5 kt	–	6%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	66/48	ESE 7 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	72/53	S 7 kt	–	8%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	73/51	SW 9 kt	–	34%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	73/53	S 5 kt	–	24%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	70/53	S 6 kt	–	43%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	67	SSW 7 kt	–	48%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). 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

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

2 runways · longest 2,650 ft

09/27

Dimensions

2,650 x 50 ft

Surface

Asphalt (poor)

Edge lights

LOW

RWY 0989°T

Displaced threshold381 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 27269°T

Displaced threshold395 ft

Traffic patternLeft

01/19

Dimensions

2,550 x 100 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 017°T

Displaced threshold400 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 19187°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

722 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2245Z 6:45 PM

Sunrise

1208Z 8:08 AM

Loggable night

2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1139Z (7:39 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1208Z (8:08 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1108Z (7:08 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

Plainwell Municipal Airport is in Plainwell, Michigan. Field elevation 722 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerVIRGIL WILLIAMS

Manager phone269-492-5022

AttendedDaily, IREG

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATA61D

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.4678, -85.6480

Distance from city2 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

61D traffic patterns

2026-07-12 to 2026-10-23, 16 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.9

AVG OPS/DAY

2.4

Operations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 97%Unknown 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~4 landings/mo

›BE35 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

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

›C82T (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (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

61D has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAZO (15 NM S, VFR).

KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

15 NM S

VFR

KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field

20 NM SE

VFR

KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport

25 NM N

VFR

KHAI Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport

31 NM S

VFR

KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

40 NM SW

VFR

KIRS Kirsch Municipal Airport

40 NM S

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›CK FOR CONDS.

›FOR FLD CONDS CALL AMGR.

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

›ACTVT LIRL RWY 09/27 - 5 CLICKS CTAF.

›SELF SVC.

›6 FT FENCE, 62 FT DIST; 15 FT ROAD, 100 FT DIST; 55 FT TREE, 155 FT DIST.

›4 FT FENCE, 50 FT DIST; 17 FT ROAD, 140 FT DIST.

›APCH SLP 7:1 TO DTHR OVR 13 FT TREE, 100 FT DIST, 130 FT R.

›APCH SLP 14:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 854 FT DIST, 110 FT R.

›APCH SLP 6:1 TO DTHR OVR 35 FT TREE, 240 FT DIST, 130 FT R.

›APCH SLP 19:1 TO DTHR OVR 60 FT TREE, 1150 FT DIST, 10 FT L.

›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH YELLOW CONES.

›RWY 19 DTHR 1350 FT, EXTDS BYD RWY MIDPT.

›EXTSV CRACKING & RAVELING.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗61D on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does 61D have a METAR?

No on-field METAR is issued for 61D. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.

Does 61D have a TAF?

No TAF is issued directly for 61D. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at 61D?

61D sits at 722 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 61D?

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.