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// Station · 16m ago

KCMX

Houghton County Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 1,095 FT
47.1684°N / 88.4891°W
LOCATION · Hancock, US
N
WIND
290°3 kt
KCMX · 1,095 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 290°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCMX 111253Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02110161

KCMX · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 290° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
290°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
14 HDG 140° CALM 6,501'
32 HDG 320° CALM 6,501'
07 HDG 070° CALM 5,201'
25 HDG 250° CALM 5,201'
Pattern altitude: 2,095 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 +8°C

1,900FT
+805 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,000 1,850 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,095 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT942 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCKC (Grand Marais Cook County Airport, Grand Marais, elev 1,799 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,752 FT KCMX ELEV · 1,095 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,752 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:10ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (13h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:32Z MOONSET23:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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