// Station · 9m ago
KEKM
Elkhart Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.5°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 778 FT
41.7194°N / 86.0032°W
LOCATION · Elkhart, US
WIND
310°6 kt
KEKM · 778 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 22
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 310°/6 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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METAR KEKM 142255Z AUTO 31006KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3011 RMK AO2 T03150217 $
KEKM · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 310° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
310°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,500'
26
HDG 260°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
2,480'
36
HDG 360°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
3,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
08
HDG 080°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
18
HDG 180°
T4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
09
HDG 090°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,778 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 +18°C
2,700FT
+1,922 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV778 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT586 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP
(Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:22ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:19ZSUNSET
01:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (2h 47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:31Z
MOONSET01:27Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSBN
VFR
South Bend International Airport · South Bend
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KGSH
VFR
Goshen Municipal Airport · Goshen
- WIND
- 280° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KHAI
VFR
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport · Three Rivers
- WIND
- 280° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KC65
VFR
Plymouth Municipal Airport · Plymouth
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KIRS
VFR
Kirsch Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 270° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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