// Station · 12m ago
KEKM
Elkhart Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 13 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.5°C / 1.9°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 778 FT
41.7194°N / 86.0032°W
LOCATION · Elkhart, US
WIND
080°13 kt
KEKM · 778 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/13G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 2
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 080°/13 kt, gusting 16. 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 302055Z AUTO 08013G16KT 10SM CLR 24/02 A3010 RMK AO2 T02350019 $
KEKM · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 13 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 13 ktG16
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
080°13G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H13 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 2,480'
09
HDG 090°
H13 kt
X2 kt LEFT
6,500'
36
HDG 360°
H2 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 81%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
18
HDG 180°
T2 kt
X13 kt LEFT
—
26
HDG 260°
T13 kt
X0 kt —
—
27
HDG 270°
T13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +10°C
1,800FT
+1,022 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV778 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT595 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSXL
(Summersville Airport, Mount Lookout, elev 1,820 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:14ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:11ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (4h 37m)
DAY LENGTH14h 57m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:44Z
MOONSET12:41Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSBN
VFR
South Bend International Airport · South Bend
- WIND
- 090° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KGSH
VFR
Goshen Municipal Airport · Goshen
- WIND
- 090° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 14m ago
KHAI
VFR
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport · Three Rivers
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KC65
VFR
Plymouth Municipal Airport · Plymouth
- WIND
- 080° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KIRS
VFR
Kirsch Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 110° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
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