KHYX METAR Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport

Saginaw, MichiganElevation 601 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR9 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

200@7

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-24 ft

-625 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0115Z (9:15 PM local) · 9 min old

KHYX is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 7 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

200° at 7 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

12°C / 7°C

54°F / 45°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.33 inHg

1027.1 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 200° at 7 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 46F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Light Rain. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	46	WSW 5 kt	–	3%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy	59/39	NNE 8 kt	–	6%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	60/44	E 7 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	71/53	S 9 kt	–	5%
Thursday	Chance Light Rain	74/50	SW 12 kt	–	30%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain	69/51	E 6 kt	–	20%
Saturday	Slight Chance Light Rain	69/52	SSE 8 kt	–	32%
Sunday	Chance Light Rain	66	SSW 9 kt	–	41%

Source: National Weather Service (office DTX). Forecast issued 0124Z.

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 · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

200° at 7 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 236 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

7 kt L

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

7 kt R

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 5,002 ft

10/28

Dimensions

5,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 1090°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28270°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSF

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

05/23

Dimensions

2,952 x 60 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0545°T

Displaced threshold119 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23225°T

Displaced threshold129 ft

VGSIPAPI (P2R)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-24 ft

Pressure altitude

191 ft

Field elevation

601 ft MSL

Temperature

12°C (54°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.33 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2236Z 6:36 PM

Sunrise

1202Z 8:02 AM

Loggable night

2306Z (7:06 PM local) → 1133Z (7:33 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2236Z (6:36 PM local) → 1202Z (8:02 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2336Z (7:36 PM local) → 1102Z (7:02 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

Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport is in Saginaw, Michigan. Field elevation 601 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerALAN KAUFMAN

Manager phone989-295-0675

AttendedALL SAT-SUN, 0800–1200

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKHYX

SectionalDETROIT

Center (ARTCC)CLEVELAND

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates43.4334, -83.8623

Distance from city4 NM E

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.95

APP/DEP

A/D

118.325

AWOS 3

AWOS

122.2

LANSING RDO

RDO

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KHYX traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 61 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

8.4

AVG OPS/DAY

13.3

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 79%Jet 8%Helicopter 5%Unknown 4%Twin 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~54 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~24 landings/mo

›UH1 (Helicopter) · ~5 landings/mo

›C25B (Jet) · ~4 landings/mo

›PA30 (Unknown) · ~3 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›PA30 (Unknown)

›TF22 (Piston single)

›C550 (Jet)

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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KMBS MBS International Airport

11 NM NW

VFR

KCFS Tuscola Area Airport

18 NM E

VFR

KFNT Bishop International Airport

28 NM S

VFR

KAMN Gratiot Community Airport

37 NM W

VFR

KMOP Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport

40 NM W

VFR

KGDW Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport

42 NM NW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›100LL & JET A+ AVBL H24 SELF SVC.

›ACTVT MALSF RWY 28; REIL RWY 10; PAPI RWY 05, 23, 10, & 28; HIRL RWY 10/28; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 10 & 28 OPR CONSLY DURG DALGT HRS.

›2 FT CONC CULVERT, 100 FT DIST, 80 FT L; -15 FT DITCH, ACRS APCH END.

›APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DTHR.

›UNATNDD MAJOR HOLS.

›FOR CD CTC GREAT LAKES APCH AT 269-459-3345, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC CLEVELAND ARTCC AT 440-774-0224/0490.

›DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KHYX on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KHYX have a METAR?

Yes. KHYX has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KHYX have a TAF?

When KHYX issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KHYX?

KHYX sits at 601 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KHYX?

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.

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