// Station · 18m ago

KGRR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.7°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 794 FT

42.8808°N / 85.5228°W

LOCATION · Grand Rapids, US

WIND

080°10 kt

KGRR · 794 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT250

T / Td

22 / 18

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 25,000 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 KGRR 111253Z 08010KT 10SM SCT250 22/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02170178 $

KGRR · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 080° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 10 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

080°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

08L★ HDG 080° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,001'

08R HDG 080° H10 kt X0 kt — 10,001'

17 HDG 170° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

35 HDG 350° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26R HDG 260° T10 kt X0 kt — —

26L HDG 260° T10 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,794 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 +8°C

1,600FT

+806 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV794 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT641 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,754 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:14ZSUNRISE

17:48ZSOLAR NOON

01:22ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (12h 44m) DAY LENGTH15h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET22:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KY70

VFR

Ionia County Airport · Ionia

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KBIV

VFR

West Michigan Regional Airport · Holland

WIND: 080° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

KMKG

VFR

Muskegon County Airport · Muskegon

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 36 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KFPK

VFR

Fitch H Beach Airport · Charlotte

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KBTL

VFR

Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field · Battle Creek

WIND: 050° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

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