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US-8550 Weather Earl's Spray Services Airport

Breckenridge, MichiganElevation 693 ftSmall airport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KAMN · 13 NM SW · 13 min old
Ceiling 200 ft, visibility 1/4 SM, fog.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KAMN
WIND
190@2
steady
VISIBILITY
1/4 SM
0.4 km
CEILING
200 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 visibility 3 SM. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests today patchy fog then partly sunny, high near 70F, low near 46F, 4% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
Today Patchy Fog then Partly Sunny 70/46 SSW 7 kt – 4%
Monday Patchy Fog then Mostly Cloudy 60/38 NNE 6 kt – 6%
Tuesday Mostly Cloudy 59/42 E 7 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Sunny 72/52 S 10 kt – 15%
Thursday Chance Light Rain 71/45 WSW 10 kt – 26%
Friday Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Light Rain 71/50 ESE 8 kt – 18%
Saturday Chance Light Rain 70/51 S 9 kt – 47%

Source: National Weather Service (office DTX). Forecast issued 1048Z.

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-8550. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
693 ft MSL

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

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2240Z 6:40 PM
Sunrise
1204Z 8:04 AM
Loggable night
2310Z (7:10 PM local) → 1134Z (7:34 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2240Z (6:40 PM local) → 1204Z (8:04 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2340Z (7:40 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

Earl's Spray Services Airport is in Breckenridge, Michigan. Field elevation 693 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeSmall airport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATAUS-8550
RegionMichigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43.4843, -84.4743
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

US-8550 traffic patterns

2026-07-24 to 2026-07-25, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Insufficient confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.5
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 2 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Sat · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX
Turboprop 100%

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›SS2T (Turboprop) · ~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

US-8550 has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KAMN (13 NM SW, LIFR).

KAMN Gratiot Community Airport
13 NM SW
LIFR
KMOP Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport
14 NM NW
IFR
KMBS MBS International Airport
17 NM E
VFR
KGDW Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport
29 NM N
VFR
KLAN Capital Region International Airport
43 NM S
VFR
KFNT Bishop International Airport
44 NM SE
LIFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗US-8550 on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does US-8550 have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for US-8550. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does US-8550 have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for US-8550. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at US-8550?
US-8550 sits at 693 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for US-8550?
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.