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// Station · 10m ago

KBIV

West Michigan Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 3.3°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 698 FT
42.7429°N / 86.1074°W
LOCATION · Holland, US
N
WIND
090°10 kt
KBIV · 698 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/10 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 KBIV 302053Z AUTO 09010KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02330033 58007

KBIV · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
090°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,698 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 +9°C

1,600FT
+902 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,100 1,100 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV698 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT477 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
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 12,466 FT KBIV ELEV · 698 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,466 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:11ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:15ZSUNSET
01:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (4h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:41Z MOONSET12:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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