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// Station · 11m ago

KAZO

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 874 FT
42.2321°N / 85.5496°W
LOCATION · Kalamazoo, US
N
WIND
060°5 kt
KAZO · 874 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAZO 111353Z 06005KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02330172

KAZO · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
05 HDG 050° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,438'
09 HDG 090° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT 2,800'
35 HDG 350° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,502'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
17 HDG 170° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT
27 HDG 270° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
23 HDG 230° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,874 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 +10°C

1,900FT
+1,026 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
3,200 2,150 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV874 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT732 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOYM (St Marys Municipal Airport, St Marys, elev 1,934 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,642 FT KAZO ELEV · 874 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,642 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:17ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (11h 50m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:40Z MOONSET22:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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