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// Station · 9m ago

KDET

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 626 FT
42.4092°N / 83.0099°W
LOCATION · Detroit, US
N
WIND
060°5 kt
KDET · 626 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDET 111353Z 06005KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02390178

KDET · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID
N
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
15 HDG 150° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,092'
33 HDG 330° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 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 +10°C

1,700FT
+1,074 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,600 1,750 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV626 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°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
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,697 FT KDET ELEV · 626 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,697 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:06ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (11h 42m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:29Z MOONSET22:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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