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// Station · 22m ago

KESC

Delta County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 609 FT
45.7232°N / 87.0886°W
LOCATION · Escanaba, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KESC · 609 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 111356Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02390178

KESC · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
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 +10°C

1,600FT
+991 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,600 1,300 0
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV609 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT405 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
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,680 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 LEVEL12,680 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:10ZSUNRISE
17:54ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:16Z (11h 57m) DAY LENGTH15h 28m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:34Z MOONSET23:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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