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// Station · 16m ago

KCMX

Houghton County Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,095 FT
47.1684°N / 88.4891°W
LOCATION · Hancock, US
N
WIND
260°7 kt
KCMX · 1,095 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/7 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 111453Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02560183 53006

KCMX · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
260°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
25 HDG 250° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,201'
32 HDG 320° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
14 HDG 140° T3 kt X6 kt RIGHT
07 HDG 070° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT
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 +12°C

2,400FT
+1,305 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,000 1,850 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,095 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT924 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE (Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%

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 · 14,024 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 LEVEL14,024 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:10ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (11h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET23:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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