// Station · 34m ago

KBEH

Southwest Michigan Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 10 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24.4°C / 2.8°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 643 FT

42.1286°N / 86.4285°W

LOCATION · Benton Harbor, US

WIND

090°10 kt

KBEH · 643 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/10G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 3

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/10 kt, gusting 19. 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 KBEH 301853Z AUTO 09010G19KT 10SM CLR 24/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02440028

KBEH · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 10 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 10 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

090°10G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

10★ HDG 100° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,006'

14 HDG 140° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT 3,205'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32 HDG 320° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

28 HDG 280° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,643 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

1,700FT

+1,057 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV643 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT451 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,966 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:14ZSUNRISE

17:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:14ZSUNSET

01:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (6h 20m) DAY LENGTH14h 59m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:41Z MOONSET12:41Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KLWA

VFR

South Haven Area Regional Airport · South Haven

WIND: 070° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KSBN

VFR

South Bend International Airport · South Bend

WIND: 110° / 11 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 33m ago

KMGC

VFR

Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KEKM

VFR

Elkhart Municipal Airport · Elkhart

WIND: 100° / 13 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW300
DIST: 31 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KPPO

VFR

La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte

WIND: 110° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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