KMGN METAR Harbor Springs Airport

Harbor Springs, MichiganElevation 686 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR14 min old

Ceiling 8,000 ft, visibility 10 SM, rain.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

010@6

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

8,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

-48 ft

-734 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0115Z (9:15 PM local) · 14 min old

KMGN is currently VFR. Winds are from the north at 6 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. The ceiling is 8,000 feet AGL. Reported weather: light rain.

WIND

10° at 6 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 8,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

11°C / 6°C

52°F / 43°F. 5°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.34 inHg

1027.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

Rain reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO SCT OVC 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 10° at 6 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling 8,000 ft. Forecast suggests tonight chance rain showers, low near 42F, 31% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Chance Rain Showers	42	N 4 kt	–	31%
Monday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny	52/35	N 9 kt	–	17%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	54/43	E 9 kt	–	1%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	68/53	S 9 kt	–	39%
Thursday	Chance Rain Showers	63/41	W 9 kt	–	39%
Friday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	61/45	SW 4 kt	–	39%
Saturday	Chance Rain Showers	63/48	SE 9 kt	–	40%
Sunday	Chance Rain Showers	61	SW 9 kt	–	38%

Source: National Weather Service (office APX). Forecast issued 0129Z.

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

1 runway · 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

010° at 6 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 100 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

BEST

HEAD

0 kt tail

CROSS

6 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

1 runway · longest 4,149 ft

10/28

Dimensions

4,149 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 1096°T

Displaced threshold437 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28276°T

Displaced threshold444 ft

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

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

-48 ft

Pressure altitude

266 ft

Field elevation

686 ft MSL

Temperature

11°C (52°F)

Dewpoint

6°C (43°F)

Altimeter

30.34 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

2237Z 6:37 PM

Sunrise

1210Z 8:10 AM

Loggable night

2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1139Z (7:39 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2237Z (6:37 PM local) → 1210Z (8:10 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2337Z (7:37 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

Harbor Springs Airport is in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Field elevation 686 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMARK ZABAWA

Manager phone231-206-9333

AttendedDaily, 0800–DUSK

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKMGN

SectionalLAKE HURON

Center (ARTCC)MINNEAPOLIS

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates45.4256, -84.9134

Distance from city3 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

119.925

AWOS 3

AWOS

134.6

MINNEAPOLIS CNTR

CNTR

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

KMGN traffic patterns

2026-07-14 to 2026-07-14, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~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

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KPLN Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport

10 NM NE

VFR

KGLR Gaylord Regional Airport

26 NM S

IFR

KMCD Mackinac Island Airport

29 NM NE

MVFR

KACB Antrim County Airport

29 NM SW

MVFR

KTVC Cherry Capital Airport

50 NM SW

MVFR

KCIU Chippewa County International Airport

53 NM N

MVFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›APCH RATIO 0:1 TO DTHR OVR 70 FT POLE, 0 FT DIST, 250 FT L.

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 10 & 28 OPR CONSLY.

›4 FT FENCE, 199 FT DIST; 70 FT TREES, 0 FT DIST, 168 FT L.

›4 FT FENCE, 0 FT DIST, 48 FT R; 15 FT ROAD, 0 FT DIST, 75 FT R; 70 FT LGTD POLE, 180 FT DIST, 240 FT R.

›APCH RATIO 1:1 TO DTHR OVR 80 FT TREES, 80 FT DIST, 261 FT L.

›PAPI UNUSBL BYD 2 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN.

›LDG FEE WAIVED WITH MNM FUEL PURCHASE.

›CELL.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS: NO TURBOJET/TURBOFAN ACFT DEPS 2300-0700; NO LOW FLT OVR SRNDG COMMUNITY; ALL ACFT DEPG TO THE WEST TURN SOUTH OVR THE WATER AS SOON AS PRACTICAL.

›DEER, BIRDS, & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

›RWY 28 APCH AREA HAS LGTD OBSTN POLES, 165 FT LEFT & 220 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN; +80 FT TREES ADJ.

›FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.

›RWY 10 APCH AREA HAS TWO 70 FT LGTD OBSTN POLES, 170 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN; +75 FT TREES ON NORTH SIDE.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KMGN on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KMGN have a METAR?

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

Does KMGN have a TAF?

When KMGN 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 KMGN?

KMGN sits at 686 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KMGN?

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.