// Station · 26m ago

CZMD

Muskrat Dam Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 7 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 911 FT

53.4414°N / 91.7628°W

LOCATION · Muskrat Dam, CA

WIND

230°7 kt

CZMD · 911 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/7

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / 14

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/7 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CZMD 111600Z AUTO 23007KT 9SM CLR 25/14 A2996 RMK SLP151 DENSITY ALT 2200FT

CZMD · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

230°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T7 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,911 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 +12°C

2,300FT

+1,389 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV911 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT870 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYKY (Kindersley Airport, Kindersley, elev 2,277 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,537 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

09:53ZSUNRISE

18:13ZSOLAR NOON

02:33ZSUNSET

03:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:23Z (10h 56m) DAY LENGTH16h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:22Z MOONSET00:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CZSJ

VFR

Sandy Lake Airport · Sandy Lake

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC180
DIST: 61 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

CYTL

VFR

Big Trout Lake Airport · Big Trout Lake

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

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