// Station · 18m ago
KBTL
Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 952 FT
42.3073°N / 85.2515°W
LOCATION · Battle Creek, US
WIND
050°9 kt
KBTL · 952 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 17
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 050°/9 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 KBTL 111353Z 05009KT 10SM CLR 23/17 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02330167 $
KBTL · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
050°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
05L★
HDG 050°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 10,004'
05R
HDG 050°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
4,100'
13
HDG 130°
H2 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
31
HDG 310°
T2 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
23R
HDG 230°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
23L
HDG 230°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,952 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
2,000FT
+1,048 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV952 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT799 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKN
(Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, Elkins, elev 1,987 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
10:15ZSUNRISE
17:47ZSOLAR NOON
01:19ZSUNSET
01:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (11h 42m)
DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:39Z
MOONSET22:43Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRMY
VFR
Brooks Field · Marshall
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KAZO
VFR
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport · Kalamazoo
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KOEB
VFR
Branch County Memorial Airport · Coldwater
- WIND
- 090° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
KFPK
VFR
Fitch H Beach Airport · Charlotte
- WIND
- 040° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHAI
VFR
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport · Three Rivers
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 16m ago
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