KCIU· CIU· Kincheloe
Chippewa County International Airport
medium airport · elevation 800 ft (244 m)
10:36Z 00:37Z Day
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Current METARVFR
55 min ago·18:56ZKCIU 241856Z AUTO 12015G22KT 10SM SCT047 BKN070 OVC090 08/M04 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 12030/1800 RAB21E48 PRESRR SLP090 P0000 T00831039
Wind
120° 15 kt (gust 22 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
7,000 ft
Temperature
8°C / −4°C
temp / dew
QNH
1009 hPa
29.79 inHg
Clouds
SCT 4,700ft, BKN 7,000ft, OVC 9,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KCIU
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 30 knots from 120 degrees at 18:00 rain beginning at :21 ending at :48 pressure rising rapidly sea level pressure of 1009.0 HPa 0/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour hourly temperature of 8.3°C and dew point of -3.9°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV24 18:55Z → 24 19:54ZSFC – 40,000 ft
PIREPs (1)
- FL016PC1217 min agoOVC 1600ft–2700ft
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
09/271524 mASP
16/342195 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 | HW 13 kt | XW 8 kt R |
| RWY 16/34 | HW 13 kt | XW 8 kt L |
46.2420°, -84.4621°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 (use 09) | Preferred | HW 13 | 8 R | — |
| RWY 16/34 (use 16) | Usable | HW 13 | 8 L | — |
Density altitude
265 ft
elevation 800 ft
ISA deviation
-5.4°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KCIU
- AWOSAWOS 3127.575
- CNTRTORONTO CNTR132.650
- RDOGREEN BAY RDO123.650
- UNICCTAF/UNICOM123.000
Navaids near airportassoc. KCIU
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| CI | NDB | 400 kHz | LOW |
| SSM | VOR-DME | 112.20 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 09/275,000 ft (1,524 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 16/347,203 ft (2,195 m)
- Surface
- CON
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Chippewa County International Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:22 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMMVFR
FMLIFR
FMLIFR
TEMPO VFR
TEMPO MVFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/21Z11020G25KT · 6 SM · OVC070
Wind: 11020G25KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC070
TAF KCIU 241720Z 2418/2518 11020G25KT P6SM OVC070
VFRTEMPO24/18Z → 24/21Z-SHRA · OVC050
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC050
TEMPO 2418/2421 -SHRA OVC050
MVFRFM24/21Z → 25/03Z10010G15KT · 6 SM · VCSH · OVC025
Wind: 10010G15KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: VCSH
Clouds: OVC025
FM242100 10010G15KT P6SM VCSH OVC025
MVFRTEMPO24/21Z → 25/01Z6 SM · -SHRA · OVC012
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC012
TEMPO 2421/2501 6SM -SHRA OVC012
LIFRFM25/03Z → 25/10Z09011G21KT · 5 SM · BR · OVC004
Wind: 09011G21KT
Visibility: 5 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: OVC004
FM250300 09011G21KT 5SM BR OVC004
LIFRFM25/10Z → 25/18Z1007KT · 1 SM · BR · OVC003
Wind: 1007KT
Visibility: 1 SM
Weather: BR
Clouds: OVC003
FM251000 10007KT 1SM BR OVC003
Raw TAF
TAF KCIU 241720Z 2418/2518 11020G25KT P6SM OVC070 TEMPO 2418/2421 -SHRA OVC050 FM242100 10010G15KT P6SM VCSH OVC025 TEMPO 2421/2501 6SM -SHRA OVC012 FM250300 09011G21KT 5SM BR OVC004 FM251000 10007KT 1SM BR OVC003
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