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// Station · 18m ago

KDET

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 3 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21.7°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 626 FT
42.4092°N / 83.0099°W
LOCATION · Detroit, US
N
WIND
360°3 kt
KDET · 626 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/3
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW004
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/3 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM and a few at 400 ft. 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 KDET 111253Z 36003KT 7SM FEW004 22/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02170194

KDET · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 360° at 3 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 400 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
360°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
15 HDG 150° CALM 5,092'
33 HDG 330° CALM 5,092'
Pattern altitude: 1,626 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

1,400FT
+774 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,600 1,750 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV626 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT502 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
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,586 FT FEW004 KDET ELEV · 626 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW004
Few · base 400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,586 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:06ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (12h 33m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:28Z MOONSET22:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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