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US-6505 Weather Bellamy Airport

Howard City, MichiganElevation 894 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KRQB · 22 NM N · More than 1 hour old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KRQB
WIND
VRB@1
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No current METAR is available for this airport, so there is no observed aviation report to summarize. Forecast suggests today partly sunny, high near 68F, low near 47F, 5% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Partly Sunny 68/47 SSW 8 kt 17 kt 5%
Monday Mostly Cloudy 61/42 NE 6 kt – 8%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 59/46 ESE 9 kt 19 kt 1%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 70/53 S 10 kt – 23%
Thursday Chance Rain Showers 67/47 WSW 9 kt – 29%
Friday Slight Chance Rain Showers 68/51 SE 8 kt – 25%
Saturday Chance Rain Showers 68/52 S 9 kt – 55%

Source: National Weather Service (office GRR). Forecast issued 1050Z.

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-6505. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
894 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2245Z 6:45 PM
Sunrise
1208Z 8:08 AM
Loggable night
2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1139Z (7:39 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2245Z (6:45 PM local) → 1208Z (8:08 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2345Z (7:45 PM local) → 1108Z (7:08 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

Bellamy Airport is in Howard City, Michigan. Field elevation 894 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-6505
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.3714, -85.6396
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-6505 traffic patterns

2026-07-13 to 2026-10-21, 5 days observed · data 2026-10-23

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

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX
Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›C172 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo
›C150 (Piston single) · ~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-6505 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KRQB (22 NM N, VFR).

KRQB Roben Hood Airport
22 NM N
VFR
KMKG Muskegon County Airport
29 NM SW
VFR
KGRR Gerald R. Ford International Airport
30 NM S
VFR
KAMN Gratiot Community Airport
42 NM E
LIFR
KMOP Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
42 NM E
IFR
KLDM Mason County Airport
49 NM NW
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-6505 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-6505 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-6505. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-6505 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-6505. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-6505?
US-6505 sits at 894 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-6505?
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.