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88G Weather Gradolph Field

Petersburg, MichiganElevation 673 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KADG · 16 NM W · 51 min old
No ceiling, visibility 4 SM, mist.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KADG
WIND
010@3
steady
VISIBILITY
4 SM
6.4 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
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 calm, visibility 0.2 SM, temperature 4C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests sunday areas of fog then partly sunny, high near 69F, low near 43F, 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 69/43 SW 5 kt – 2%
Monday Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 70/44 WNW 4 kt – 2%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 63/46 E 9 kt – 0%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 72/51 SSE 6 kt – 2%
Thursday Slight Chance Light Rain 74/48 SW 10 kt – 17%
Friday Mostly Sunny 72/51 SW 6 kt – 4%
Saturday Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 72 S 8 kt – 15%

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 88G. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

09/27
Dimensions
2,306 x 110 ft
Surface
TURF-G
Lighting
Lighted
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
673 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2240Z 6:40 PM
Sunrise
1158Z 7:58 AM
Loggable night
2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1130Z (7:30 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2240Z (6:40 PM local) → 1158Z (7:58 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2340Z (7:40 PM local) → 1058Z (6:58 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

Gradolph Field is in Petersburg, Michigan. Field elevation 673 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATA88G
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates41.9198, -83.7349
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

88G traffic patterns

2026-10-03 to 2026-10-03, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
2
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H500 (Helicopter) · ~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

88G has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KADG (16 NM W, MVFR).

KADG Lenawee County Airport
16 NM W
MVFR
KARB Ann Arbor Municipal Airport
18 NM N
UNKNOWN
KTOL Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport
20 NM S
IFR
KYIP Willow Run Airport
21 NM NE
LIFR
KTDZ Toledo Executive Airport
24 NM SE
IFR
KDTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
24 NM NE
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗88G on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does 88G have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for 88G. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does 88G have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for 88G. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at 88G?
88G sits at 673 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for 88G?
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.