// Station · 31m ago

KDTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 28.3°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 645 FT

42.2138°N / 83.3538°W

LOCATION · Detroit, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KDTW · 645 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

SCT030 BKN200

T / Td

28 / 15

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Light winds at variable/6 kt, gusting 18, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,000 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 111653Z VRB06G18KT 10SM SCT030 BKN200 28/15 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02830150 $

KDTW · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 12 ends

04R HDG 040° —CALM —— 12,003'

22L HDG 220° —CALM —— 12,003'

03R HDG 030° —CALM —— 10,001'

21L HDG 210° —CALM —— 10,001'

04L HDG 040° —CALM —— 10,000'

22R HDG 220° —CALM —— 10,000'

09L HDG 090° —CALM —— 8,708'

27R HDG 270° —CALM —— 8,708'

03L HDG 030° —CALM —— 8,501'

21R HDG 210° —CALM —— 8,501'

09R HDG 090° —CALM —— 8,500'

27L HDG 270° —CALM —— 8,500'

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 +14°C

2,200FT

+1,555 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV645 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT512 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBFD (Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford, elev 2,143 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,938 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

CURRENT17:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (8h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:38Z MOONSET22:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KYIP

VFR

Willow Run Airport · Detroit

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 31m ago

KTTF

VFR

Custer Airport · Monroe

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

CYQG

VFR

Windsor International Airport · Windsor

WIND: 030° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

KDET

VFR

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 31m ago

KVLL

VFR

Oakland Troy Airport · Troy

WIND: 070° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

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