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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,834 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 LEVEL11,834 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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