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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,200 2,150 1,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,720 FT KBTL ELEV · 952 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,720 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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