// 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

WIND

080°6 kt

KDTW · 645 FT

// 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

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

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

// 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

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

KYIP

VFR

Willow Run Airport · Detroit

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

KTTF

VFR

Custer Airport · Monroe

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

CYQG

VFR

Windsor International Airport · Windsor

WIND: 040° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KDET

VFR

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 21m ago

KVLL

VFR

Oakland Troy Airport · Troy

WIND: 080° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

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