// Station · 14m ago
KCIU
Chippewa County International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 12.2°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 800 FT
46.2420°N / 84.4621°W
LOCATION · Kincheloe, US
WIND
120°5 kt
KCIU · 800 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 12
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/5 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 KCIU 111456Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02560122 52008 $
KCIU · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
120°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
16
HDG 160°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
7,203'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
34
HDG 340°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,800 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 +12°C
2,000FT
+1,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV800 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT579 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOYM
(St Marys Municipal Airport, St Marys, elev 1,934 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
09:58ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (10h 57m)
DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:24Z
MOONSET22:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
CYAM
VFR
Sault Ste Marie Airport · Sault Ste Marie
- WIND
- 100° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
KANJ
VFR
Sault Ste Marie Municipal Airport Sanderson Field · Sault Ste Marie
- WIND
- 130° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
KMCD
VFR
Mackinac Island Airport · Mackinac Island
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
KDRM
VFR
Drummond Island Airport · Drummond Island
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KSLH
VFR
Cheboygan County Airport · Cheboygan
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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