KLWA METAR South Haven Area Regional Airport

South Haven, MichiganElevation 666 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR9 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-83 ft

-749 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

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

KLWA is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

11°C / 8°C

52°F / 46°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.35 inHg

1027.8 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 calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 49F, 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.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	49	SSW 3 kt	–	3%
Monday	Partly Sunny	66/43	NNW 7 kt	–	6%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	67/50	ESE 8 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	71/55	S 8 kt	–	15%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	70/51	SW 9 kt	–	39%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	70/53	S 6 kt	–	24%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	69/53	SSE 6 kt	–	46%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	66	SSW 7 kt	–	46%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 0123Z.

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

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

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 4,800 ft

05/23

Dimensions

4,800 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0544°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 23224°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

14/32

Dimensions

3,260 x 190 ft

Surface

Turf (fair)

RWY 14133°T

Displaced threshold956 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 32313°T

Displaced threshold1,229 ft

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

-83 ft

Pressure altitude

236 ft

Field elevation

666 ft MSL

Temperature

11°C (52°F)

Dewpoint

8°C (46°F)

Altimeter

30.35 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

2248Z 6:48 PM

Sunrise

1210Z 8:10 AM

Loggable night

2316Z (7:16 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

South Haven Area Regional Airport is in South Haven, Michigan. Field elevation 666 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerDAN SANBORN

Manager phone269-348-2222

AttendedDaily, 0900–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKLWA

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.3512, -86.2557

Distance from city3 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

118.025

AWOS 3

AWOS

128.5

CHICAGO CNTR

CNTR

112.1

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

KLWA traffic patterns

2026-06-13 to 2026-10-23, 18 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

1.6

AVG OPS/DAY

2.3

Operations trend (7 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 77%Jet 13%Unknown 11%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›ST75 (Piston single) · ~3 landings/mo

›PA24 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›S22T (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›SF50 (Jet) · ~2 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›S22T (Piston single)

›P28A (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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

15 NM SW

VFR

KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

32 NM E

VFR

KHAI Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport

38 NM SE

VFR

KSBN South Bend International Airport

39 NM S

VFR

KEKM Elkhart Municipal Airport

40 NM S

VFR

KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field

45 NM E

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC SOUTH BEND APCH AT 574-251-2609. WHEN SOUTH BEND APCH CLSD, FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›CK LCL CONDS BFR USE OF TURF RWY 14/32 - CALL AMGR.

›FOR AFT HRS FICONS CALL AMGR CELL 269-348-2222.

›ADMIN BLDG ACES: PRESS 5, THEN 3 & 2 SIMUL, THEN 1.

›DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES, 3 EACH SIDE.

›AG OPS SUMMER MONTHS.

›CELL 269-348-2222.

›ACTVT OR INCR INTST REIL RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 OPR CONSLY; MIRL RWY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300.

›DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES, 3 EACH SIDE.

›APCH RATIO 12:1 TO DTHR OVR 78 FT TREES, 966 FT DIST, 110 FT L.

›DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KLWA on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KLWA have a METAR?

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

Does KLWA have a TAF?

When KLWA 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 KLWA?

KLWA sits at 666 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KLWA?

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.