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MI42 Weather B C Cobb Heliport

Muskegon, MichiganElevation 586 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KMKG · 5 NM S · 28 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KMKG
WIND
190@8
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind from 190° at 8 kt, visibility 10 SM, temperature 18.9C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon mostly sunny, high near 65F, low near 49F, 4% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Mostly Sunny 65/49 SSW 8 kt – 4%
Monday Partly Sunny 63/42 NNE 7 kt – 10%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 63/50 ESE 9 kt 17 kt 2%
Wednesday Partly Sunny 66/55 S 10 kt – 27%
Thursday Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66/50 SSW 9 kt – 58% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 66/52 SE 6 kt – 31%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 66/52 SSE 8 kt – 48%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 2022Z.

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
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for MI42. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

H1
Dimensions
62 x 40 ft
Surface
CONC
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
586 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2246Z 6:46 PM
Sunrise
1212Z 8:12 AM
Loggable night
2315Z (7:15 PM local) → 1142Z (7:42 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2246Z (6:46 PM local) → 1212Z (8:12 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2346Z (7:46 PM local) → 1112Z (7:12 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

B C Cobb Heliport is in Muskegon, Michigan. Field elevation 586 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAMI42
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.2544, -86.2406
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

MI42 traffic patterns

2026-07-31 to 2026-07-31, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
1
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 100%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H47 (Helicopter) · ~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

MI42 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KMKG (5 NM S, VFR).

KMKG Muskegon County Airport
5 NM S
VFR
KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport
39 NM SE
VFR
KRQB Roben Hood Airport
43 NM NE
VFR
KLDM Mason County Airport
43 NM N
VFR
KMBL Manistee County Blacker Airport
61 NM N
VFR
KAMN Gratiot Community Airport
68 NM E
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗MI42 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does MI42 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for MI42. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does MI42 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for MI42. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at MI42?
MI42 sits at 586 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for MI42?
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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