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// Station · 21m ago

KDTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft
T/Td 25°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 645 FT
42.2138°N / 83.3538°W
LOCATION · Detroit, US
N
WIND
080°6 kt
KDTW · 645 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN200
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015 SCT035 BKN200
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Light winds at 080°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,500 ft, scattered at 3,500 ft, and broken at 20,000 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 KDTW 111453Z 08006KT 10SM FEW015 SCT035 BKN200 25/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02500194 50007 $

KDTW · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 6 kt
6 USABLE · 6 AVOID
N
WIND
080°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 6 usable
09L HDG 090° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,708'
09R HDG 090° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT 8,500'
04L HDG 040° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT 10,000'
04R HDG 040° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT 12,003'
03L HDG 030° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,501'
03R HDG 030° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 10,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 6 ends
21R HDG 210° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
21L HDG 210° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
22R HDG 220° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT
22L HDG 220° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT
27R HDG 270° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
27L HDG 270° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,645 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
+1,155 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,600 1,800 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV645 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT512 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,271 FT FEW015 SCT035 BKN200 · CEILING KDTW ELEV · 645 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN200
Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT035
Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,271 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

10:08ZSUNRISE
17:39ZSOLAR NOON
01:11ZSUNSET
01:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (10h 30m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:34Z MOONSET22:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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