// Station · 16m ago
KCFS
Tuscola Area Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 701 FT
43.4588°N / 83.4455°W
LOCATION · Caro, US
WIND
250°8 kt
KCFS · 701 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 20
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/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 KCFS 142335Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 33/20 A3000 RMK AO2
KCFS · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,302'
31
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
06
HDG 060°
T8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +19°C
2,900FT
+2,199 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV701 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT619 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:06ZSUNRISE
17:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:14ZSUNSET
01:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (1h 57m)
DAY LENGTH15h 07m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:16Z
MOONSET01:24Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHYX
VFR
Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport · Saginaw
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KD95
VFR
Dupont-Lapeer Airport · Lapeer
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
KMBS
VFR
→
MVFR
16Z
MBS International Airport · Freeland
- WIND
- 240° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 58m ago
KFNT
VFR
→
MVFR
20Z
Bishop International Airport · Flint
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM SW
- AGE
- 58m ago
KRNP
VFR
Owosso Community Airport · Owosso
- WIND
- 250° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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