// Station · 21m ago
KCFS
Tuscola Area Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 701 FT
43.4588°N / 83.4455°W
LOCATION · Caro, US
WIND
030°9 kt
KCFS · 701 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 4
ALTIM
30.19"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 030°/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 KCFS 302035Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM CLR 20/04 A3019 RMK AO2
KCFS · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 030° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
030°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,302'
31
HDG 310°
H2 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T2 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
24
HDG 240°
T8 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,701 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 +6°C
1,100FT
+399 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV701 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT430 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCMX
(Houghton County Memorial Airport, Hancock, elev 1,095 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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)
09:58ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
01:07ZSUNSET
01:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:41Z (4h 45m)
DAY LENGTH15h 08m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:27Z
MOONSET12:36Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHYX
VFR
Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport · Saginaw
- WIND
- 020° / 17 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KD95
VFR
Dupont-Lapeer Airport · Lapeer
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
KBAX
VFR
Huron County Memorial Airport · Bad Axe
- WIND
- 020° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KMBS
VFR
MBS International Airport · Freeland
- WIND
- 030° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 3m ago
KFNT
VFR
Bishop International Airport · Flint
- WIND
- 100° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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