// Station · 19m ago
KAZO
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.7°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 874 FT
42.2321°N / 85.5496°W
LOCATION · Kalamazoo, US
WIND
060°4 kt
KAZO · 874 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 18
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/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 KAZO 111253Z 06004KT 10SM CLR 22/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02170178
KAZO · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
060°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
6,502'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
6,502'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
3,438'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
3,438'
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
2,800'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
2,800'
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 +8°C
1,700FT
+826 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV874 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT732 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLR
(Gaylord Regional Airport, Gaylord, elev 1,328 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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)
10:17ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (12h 42m)
DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:38Z
MOONSET22:42Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBTL
VFR
Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field · Battle Creek
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHAI
VFR
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport · Three Rivers
- WIND
- 040° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KIRS
VFR
Kirsch Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KRMY
VFR
Brooks Field · Marshall
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KOEB
VFR
Branch County Memorial Airport · Coldwater
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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