// Station · 17m ago
KCAD
Wexford County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 1,307 FT
44.2758°N / 85.4215°W
LOCATION · Cadillac, US
WIND
260°8 kt
KCAD · 1,307 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 20
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 260°/8 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 KCAD 142335Z AUTO 26008KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3007 RMK AO2
KCAD · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 260° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
260°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,001'
18
HDG 180°
H1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
07
HDG 070°
T8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,307 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 +18°C
3,300FT
+1,993 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,307 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,154 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV
(Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
10:12ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:25ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (2h 08m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:21Z
MOONSET01:35Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTVC
VFR
→
MVFR
12Z
Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City
- WIND
- 240° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 59m ago
KHTL
VFR
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake
- WIND
- 280° / 10 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 59m ago
KRQB
VFR
Roben Hood Airport · Big Rapids
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KMBL
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Manistee County Blacker Airport · Manistee
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 56m ago
KGOV
VFR
Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling
- WIND
- 300° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NE
- AGE
- 57m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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