// Station · 5m ago
KAPN
Alpena County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.7°C / 7.2°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 690 FT
45.0781°N / 83.5603°W
LOCATION · Alpena, US
WIND
050°7 kt
KAPN · 690 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 7
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/7 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 KAPN 271254Z AUTO 05007KT 10SM CLR 17/07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T01670072
KAPN · day 27 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
050°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,028'
01
HDG 010°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
9,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
19
HDG 190°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
25
HDG 250°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,690 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
900FT
+210 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV690 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT557 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAZO
(Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport, Kalamazoo, elev 874 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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)
09:55ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (12h 46m)
DAY LENGTH15h 15m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE18:42Z
MOONSET09:57Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KPLN
VFR
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport · Pellston
- WIND
- 090° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 60 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
CYZE
VFR
Gore Bay Manitoulin Airport · Gore Bay
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM NE
- AGE
- 59m ago
KCVX
VFR
Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 74 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KCIU
VFR
Chippewa County International Airport · Kincheloe
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KTVC
VFR
Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City
- WIND
- 010° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 88 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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