// Station · 6m ago
KCVX
Charlevoix Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 669 FT
45.3048°N / 85.2748°W
LOCATION · Charlevoix, US
WIND
VRB2 kt
KCVX · 669 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 17
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 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 KCVX 111455Z AUTO VRB02KT 10SM CLR 25/17 A3011 RMK AO2
KCVX · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
4,549'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
4,549'
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
1,280'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
1,280'
Pattern altitude: 1,669 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 +11°C
1,800FT
+1,131 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV669 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT477 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLR
(Gaylord Regional Airport, Gaylord, elev 1,328 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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)
10:05ZSUNRISE
17:47ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (11h 04m)
DAY LENGTH15h 25m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:30Z
MOONSET22:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMGN
VFR
Harbor Springs Airport · Harbor Springs
- WIND
- 110° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBFA
VFR
Boyne Mountain Airport · Boyne Falls
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KACB
VFR
Antrim County Airport · Bellaire
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KPLN
VFR
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport · Pellston
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSJX
VFR
Beaver Island Airport · Beaver Island
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
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