// Station · 13m ago
KAPN
Alpena County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 690 FT
45.0781°N / 83.5603°W
LOCATION · Alpena, US
WIND
020°4 kt
KAPN · 690 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 17
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 020°/4 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 111454Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02560172 51009
KAPN · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 020° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
020°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
9,001'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
9,001'
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
5,028'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
5,028'
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 +12°C
1,900FT
+1,210 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV690 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT486 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KN38
(Grand Canyon Regional Airport, Wellsboro, elev 1,892 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
09:59ZSUNRISE
17:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:22ZSUNSET
01:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (10h 50m)
DAY LENGTH15h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:24Z
MOONSET22:48Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPZQ
VFR
Presque Isle County Airport · Rogers City
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KOSC
VFR
Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport · Oscoda
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KGLR
VFR
Gaylord Regional Airport · Gaylord
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
KSLH
VFR
Cheboygan County Airport · Cheboygan
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KGOV
VFR
Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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