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US-1703 Weather Van Farowe Airfield

Hudsonville, MichiganSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KGRR · 19 NM E · 24 min old
Ceiling 25,000 ft, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KGRR
WIND
190@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
25,000 ft
lowest BKN/OVC
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 calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 12C. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 48F, 3% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES
Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov
Thursday: Chance Rain Showers. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.
DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Tonight Partly Cloudy 48 SSW 3 kt – 3%
Monday Partly Sunny 64/43 NE 6 kt – 8%
Tuesday Partly Sunny 64/50 ESE 8 kt 16 kt 1%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 70/56 S 7 kt – 16%
Thursday Chance Rain Showers 69/50 SW 10 kt – 46% Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday Chance Rain Showers 69/54 SSE 4 kt – 26%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 68/54 SSE 6 kt – 46%
Sunday Chance Rain Showers 65 S 7 kt – 46%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 0116Z.

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 US-1703. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2246Z 6:46 PM
Sunrise
1210Z 8:10 AM
Loggable night
2315Z (7:15 PM local) → 1141Z (7:41 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2246Z (6:46 PM local) → 1210Z (8:10 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2346Z (7:46 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

Van Farowe Airfield is in Hudsonville, Michigan. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-1703
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates42.8691, -85.9489
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-1703 traffic patterns

2026-07-17 to 2026-07-17, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly jet aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›BCS3 (Jet) · ~0 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

US-1703 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KGRR (19 NM E, VFR).

KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport
19 NM E
VFR
KMKG Muskegon County Airport
22 NM NW
VFR
KAZO Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
42 NM SE
VFR
KBTL Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field
46 NM SE
VFR
KBEH Southwest Michigan Regional Airport
49 NM SW
VFR
KRQB Roben Hood Airport
55 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-1703 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-1703 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-1703. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-1703 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-1703. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-1703?
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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.