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// Station · 55m ago

KESC

Delta County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 340° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 12.8°C / 7.2°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 609 FT
45.7232°N / 87.0886°W
LOCATION · Escanaba, US
N
WIND
340°3 kt
KESC · 609 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
340°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.02"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 340°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KESC 270956Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM CLR 13/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP168 T01280072

KESC · day 27 at 09:56 UTC · wind from 340° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
340°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
10 HDG 100° CALM 6,498'
28 HDG 280° CALM 6,498'
01 HDG 010° CALM 5,016'
19 HDG 190° CALM 5,016'
Pattern altitude: 1,609 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 -1°C

400FT
-209 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,700 1,250 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV609 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT506 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMTC (Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport, Mount Clemens, elev 580 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+4%
-3%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+3%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,074 FT KESC ELEV · 609 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,074 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:07ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (15h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:49Z MOONSET10:09Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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