// Station · 1h 6m ago · STALE
CYAM
Sault Ste Marie Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 630 FT
46.4832°N / 84.5085°W
LOCATION · Sault Ste Marie, CA
WIND
VRB2 kt
CYAM · 630 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 15
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYAM 111200Z VRB02KT 15SM SKC 17/15 A3010 RMK SLP196 DENSITY ALT 900FT
CYAM · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · sea-level pressure 1019.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
6,000'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
6,000'
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
6,000'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
6,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,630 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +3°C
800FT
+170 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV630 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT447 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CNE3
(Bearskin Lake Airport, Bearskin Lake, elev 800 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
09:57ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:31ZSUNSET
02:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (13h 02m)
DAY LENGTH15h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:19Z
MOONSET22:53Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KANJ
VFR
Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field · Sault Ste Marie
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KCIU
VFR
Chippewa County International Airport · Kincheloe
- WIND
- 130° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
KMCD
VFR
Mackinac Island Airport · Mackinac Island
- WIND
- 100° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KERY
VFR
Luce County Airport · Newberry
- WIND
- 150° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KDRM
VFR
Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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