// Station · 11m ago
KBIV
West Michigan Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 698 FT
42.7429°N / 86.1074°W
LOCATION · Holland, US
WIND
240°7 kt
KBIV · 698 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 21
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/7 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 KBIV 142253Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP192 T03000211
KBIV · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
240°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +16°C
2,400FT
+1,702 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV698 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT506 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST
(John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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)
10:19ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:22ZSUNSET
01:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (2h 52m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:28Z
MOONSET01:31Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLWA
VFR
South Haven Area Regional Airport · South Haven
- WIND
- 260° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KMKG
VFR
Muskegon County Airport · Muskegon
- WIND
- 220° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 26 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KGRR
VFR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids
- WIND
- 250° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KAZO
VFR
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport · Kalamazoo
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBEH
—
Southwest Michigan Regional Airport · Benton Harbor
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
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