// Station · 3m ago
KCAD
Wexford County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.20 inHg
ELEV 1,307 FT
44.2758°N / 85.4215°W
LOCATION · Cadillac, US
WIND
120°9 kt
KCAD · 1,307 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 3
ALTIM
30.20"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/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 KCAD 302055Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 22/03 A3020 RMK AO2
KCAD · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
120°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H6 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,001'
18
HDG 180°
H5 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T5 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
25
HDG 250°
T6 kt
X7 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 +9°C
2,100FT
+793 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,307 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT1,024 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOLE
(Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, Olean, elev 2,135 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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)
10:03ZSUNRISE
17:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (4h 55m)
DAY LENGTH15h 14m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:33Z
MOONSET12:47Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTVC
VFR
Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KHTL
VFR
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake
- WIND
- 120° / 5 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KRQB
VFR
Roben Hood Airport · Big Rapids
- WIND
- 100° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 23m ago
KMBL
VFR
Manistee County Blacker Airport · Manistee
- WIND
- 090° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 2m ago
KGOV
VFR
Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling
- WIND
- 110° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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