APN Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Alpena County Regional Airport, Alpena, MI · KAPN

Current weather at Alpena County Regional Airport in Alpena, MI (IATA APN, ICAO KAPN): the latest observation puts the airport in MVFR (marginal visual flight rules) conditions, wind 210° at 5 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

MVFRObserved at 12:54Z on Nov 5, 35 minutes ago

Wind: from the south-southwest (210° true) at 5 knots.
Visibility: 10 miles or more.
Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
Clouds: overcast at 2,200 ft; the ceiling is 2,200 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 11°C (52°F), dew point 9°C (48°F).
Altimeter: 29.63 inHg (1003 hPa).

METAR KAPN 051254Z 21005KT 10SM OVC022 11/09 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP033 T01110089 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 210° at 5 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
01	360°	Tailwind 4 kt	3 kt from the left	9,001 ft
19 Most headwind	180°	4 kt	2 kt from the right	9,001 ft
07	060°	Tailwind 4 kt	3 kt from the right	5,028 ft
25 Most headwind	240°	4 kt	2 kt from the left	5,028 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:20Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KAPN 051120Z 0512/0612 22006G15KT P6SM VCSH SCT018 OVC028 FM051500 22012G20KT P6SM VCSH BKN024 FM060100 27012G25KT 6SM -SHRA BKN015 FM060200 31009G16KT 3SM -SHRA BR OVC007 FM060600 35010G25KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN010

Nov 5 12:00Z to 15:00Z
Wind 220° at 6 kt, gusting 15 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; scattered clouds at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,800 ft.
From Nov 5 15:00Z (until Nov 6 01:00Z)
Wind 220° at 12 kt, gusting 20 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; showers in the vicinity; broken clouds at 2,400 ft.
From Nov 6 01:00Z (until 02:00Z)
Wind 270° at 12 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers; broken clouds at 1,500 ft.
From Nov 6 02:00Z (until 06:00Z)
Wind 310° at 9 kt, gusting 16 kt; visibility 3 miles; light rain showers, mist; overcast at 700 ft.
From Nov 6 06:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind 350° at 10 kt, gusting 25 kt; visibility 6 miles; light rain showers, mist; broken clouds at 1,000 ft.

Airport diagram

Official FAA PDF (effective Oct 29 to Nov 26)

FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.