// Station · 9m ago
KANJ
Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20.6°C / 2.2°C
ALTIM 30.23 inHg
ELEV 716 FT
46.4792°N / 84.3684°W
LOCATION · Sault Ste Marie, US
WIND
260°5 kt
KANJ · 716 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 2
ALTIM
30.23"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/5 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 KANJ 302055Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP235 T02060022 56013
KANJ · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.23" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1023.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
260°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,234'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
14
HDG 140°
T2 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,716 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 +6°C
1,200FT
+484 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV716 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT403 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIMT
(Ford Airport, Kingsford, elev 1,182 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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)
09:51ZSUNRISE
17:36ZSOLAR NOON
01:21ZSUNSET
01:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:59Z (4h 55m)
DAY LENGTH15h 30m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:20Z
MOONSET12:51Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
CYAM
VFR
Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Ste Marie
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW220
- DIST
- 6 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
KCIU
VFR
Chippewa County International Airport · Kincheloe
- WIND
- 140° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
KDRM
VFR
Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KMCD
VFR
Mackinac Island Airport · Mackinac Island
- WIND
- 090° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KERY
VFR
Luce County Airport · Newberry
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
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