KOEB METAR Branch County Memorial Airport

Coldwater, MichiganElevation 959 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

IFR15 min old

No ceiling, visibility 2 1/2 SM, mist.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

IFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

100@3

steady

VISIBILITY

2 1/2 SM

4 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-652 ft

-1,611 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0935Z (5:35 AM local) · 15 min old

KOEB is currently IFR. Winds are from the east at 3 knots. Visibility is 2 1/2 statute miles. There is no ceiling. Reported weather: mist. Main concerns: Visibility 2.5 SM.

WIND

100° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

2 1/2 statute miles

4 km, low (IFR).

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

4°C / 4°C

39°F / 39°F. 0°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.45 inHg

1031.2 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

BR, LOW VIS

Mist reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO BR 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)

VIS 2V3

visibility varying between 2 and 3 statute miles

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: High

›Conditions are IFR.

›Low visibility: 2.5 SM.

›Mist reported.

›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 IFR, wind from 100° at 3 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests sunday patchy fog then mostly sunny, high near 70F, low near 46F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: low visibility.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Low visibilityMETAR

Visibility 2.5 SM. Conditions may be unsuitable for VFR; review IFR options and alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Sunday	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	70/46	S 4 kt	–	3%
Monday	Mostly Sunny	70/46	NW 4 kt	–	3%
Tuesday	Partly Sunny	65/47	E 9 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	71/53	S 9 kt	–	6%
Thursday	Slight Chance Rain Showers	72/49	SW 9 kt	–	21%
Friday	Partly Sunny	73/52	S 9 kt	–	7%
Saturday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	71	S 9 kt	–	18%

Source: National Weather Service (office IWX). Forecast issued 0921Z.

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

3 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

100° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 072 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

2 kt R

BEST

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt L

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

3 kt R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt L

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

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 5,350 ft

04/22

Dimensions

3,500 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (excellent)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0434°T

RWY 22214°T

07/25

Dimensions

5,350 x 75 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0764°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25244°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

16/34

Dimensions

2,399 x 190 ft

Surface

Turf (good)

RWY 16160°T

Displaced threshold594 ft

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 34340°T

Displaced threshold194 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

-652 ft

Pressure altitude

429 ft

Field elevation

959 ft MSL

Temperature

4°C (39°F)

Dewpoint

4°C (39°F)

Altimeter

30.45 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

2245Z 6:45 PM

Sunrise

1204Z 8:04 AM

Loggable night

2313Z (7:13 PM local) → 1135Z (7:35 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1204Z (8:04 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1104Z (7:04 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

Branch County Memorial Airport is in Coldwater, Michigan. Field elevation 959 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerJOSEPH J BEST

Manager phone269-419-9904

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0900–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOEB

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates41.9334, -85.0526

Distance from city3 NM W

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

CTAF122.700

UNICOM122.700

FREQUENCIES

Communications

121.2

KALAMAZOO APP/DEP

A/D

118.125

AWOS 3

AWOS

111.2

LANSING RDO

RDO

122.7

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.700

CTAF

122.700

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOEB traffic patterns

2026-06-30 to 2026-10-22, 19 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (8 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 58%Twin 20%Unknown 18%Helicopter 5%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~4 landings/mo

›PA44 (Twin) · ~3 landings/mo

›SR20 (Piston single) · ~2 landings/mo

›AA1 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

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

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

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

›PA44 (Twin)

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.

KANQ Tri State Steuben County Airport

18 NM S

LIFR

KIRS Kirsch Municipal Airport

19 NM SW

VFR

KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field

24 NM N

VFR

KHAI Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport

24 NM W

IFR

KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

28 NM NW

MVFR

KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field

33 NM NE

IFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›CALM WIND RWY.

›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

›ADMIN BLDG ACES: 1-2-2-7 (CTAF).

›BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

›RWY 16/34 NOT PLOWED, CLSD NOV-MAR.

›AVBL AFT HRS & WKENDS.

›ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 07/25 & 04/22 - CTAF.

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

›RWY & DTHR MKD WITH 3 FT YELLOW CONES.

›APCH RATIO 16:1 TO DTHR OVR 65 FT TREES, 1056 FT DIST, 143 FT L.

›APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DTHR OVR 52 FT TREES, 780 FT DIST, 135 FT R.

›FUEL AVBL H24 SELF SVC; FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS & WKENDS CALL 517-677-1888.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KOEB on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOEB have a METAR?

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

Does KOEB have a TAF?

When KOEB 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 KOEB?

KOEB sits at 959 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOEB?

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.