KOZW METAR Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport

Howell, MichiganElevation 962 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR14 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

200@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

402 ft

-560 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0335Z (11:35 PM local) · 14 min old

KOZW is currently VFR. Winds are from the south at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

200° at 3 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

30.35 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 from 200° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy then patchy fog, low near 45F, 2% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy then Patchy Fog	45	SW 3 kt	–	2%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny	63/41	NNW 6 kt	–	5%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	60/45	E 6 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Partly Sunny	69/51	S 7 kt	–	2%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance T-storms	73/51	SW 10 kt	–	19%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Mostly Cloudy	70/52	SSW 5 kt	–	17%
Saturday	Slight Chance Light Rain	68/53	S 7 kt	–	26%
Sunday	Chance Light Rain	65	SSW 7 kt	–	44%

Source: National Weather Service (office DTX). Forecast issued 0348Z.

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

200° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 131 kt headwind · 3 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

1 kt

CROSS

3 kt R

BEST

HEAD

1 kt tail

CROSS

3 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

1 runway · longest 5,002 ft

13/31

Dimensions

5,002 x 100 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 13127°T

ILSILS/DME

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 31307°T

REILYes

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

402 ft

Pressure altitude

532 ft

Field elevation

962 ft MSL

Temperature

12°C (54°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°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

2238Z 6:38 PM

Sunrise

1202Z 8:02 AM

Loggable night

2307Z (7:07 PM local) → 1133Z (7:33 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2238Z (6:38 PM local) → 1202Z (8:02 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2338Z (7:38 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

Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy Airport is in Howell, Michigan. Field elevation 962 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMARK D JOHNSON

Manager phone517-546-6675

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0700–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKOZW

SectionalDETROIT

Center (ARTCC)CLEVELAND

Flight service (AFSS)LANSING

RegionMichigan

CountryUnited States

Coordinates42.6292, -83.9821

Distance from city3 NM NW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A · Jet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

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

Traffic pattern alt1,039 ft MSL

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

127.5

DETROIT APP

APP

118.875

AWOS 3

AWOS

127.5

DETROIT DEP

DEP

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

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

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KOZW traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 64 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

18.4

AVG OPS/DAY

30.8

Operations trend (17 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Piston single 43%Unknown 39%Jet 9%Helicopter 3%Twin 3%Turboprop 3%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›DV20 (Unknown) · ~67 landings/mo

›DA40 (Piston single) · ~18 landings/mo

›C172 (Piston single) · ~13 landings/mo

›UNKN (Unknown) · ~10 landings/mo

›P28R (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›DV20 (Unknown)

›DA40 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C172 (Piston single)

›PIAT (Unknown)

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.

KFNT Bishop International Airport

23 NM NE

VFR

KPTK Oakland County International Airport

25 NM E

VFR

KARB Ann Arbor Municipal Airport

27 NM SE

UNKNOWN

KLAN Capital Region International Airport

28 NM W

VFR

KJXN Jackson County Airport/Reynolds Field

31 NM SW

VFR

KYIP Willow Run Airport

31 NM SE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›ACTVT OR INCR INTST MALSR RWY 13; REIL RWY 31; HIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 13 & 31 OPR CONSLY DAWN-DUSK; HIRL RWY 13/31 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2200.

›FOR CD CTC DETROIT APCH AT 734-955-1404.

›DEER & LRG BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

›GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU DTW CLNC DEL & FLT SVCS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KOZW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KOZW have a METAR?

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

Does KOZW have a TAF?

When KOZW 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 KOZW?

KOZW sits at 962 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KOZW?

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.