KCIU· CIU· Kincheloe
Chippewa County International Airport
medium airport · elevation 800 ft (244 m)
10:33Z 00:40Z Night
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Current METARVFR
31 min ago·02:56ZKCIU 270256Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 08/M01 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00831006 50008
Wind
120° 9 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
8°C / −1°C
temp / dew
QNH
1021 hPa
30.16 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KCIU
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1021.7 HPa hourly temperature of 8.3°C and dew point of -0.6°C Increase, then decrease of 0.8 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
09/271524 mASP
16/342195 mCON
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 | HW 8 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 16/34 | HW 8 kt | XW 5 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 8 | 5 R | — |
| RWY 16/34 (use 16) | Usable | HW 8 | 5 L | — |
Density altitude
-59 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 2026/04/26 18:45 UTC
26/18Z
27/00Z
27/06Z
27/12Z
27/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE26/18Z → 27/06Z13010KT · 6 SM · SCT120
Wind: 13010KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT120
TAF KCIU 261742Z 2618/2718 13010KT P6SM SCT120
VFRFM27/06Z → 27/15Z1304KT · 6 SM · SCT005
Wind: 1304KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT005
FM270600 13004KT P6SM SCT005
VFRFM27/15Z → 27/18Z13017G23KT · 6 SM · BKN250
Wind: 13017G23KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN250
FM271500 13017G23KT P6SM BKN250
Raw TAF
TAF KCIU 261742Z 2618/2718 13010KT P6SM SCT120 FM270600 13004KT P6SM SCT005 FM271500 13017G23KT P6SM BKN250
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