// Station · 58m ago

KHTL

Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 10 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.2°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 1,150 FT

44.3598°N / 84.6711°W

LOCATION · Houghton Lake, US

WIND

280°10 kt

KHTL · 1,150 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/10G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 18

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/10 kt, gusting 19. 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 KHTL 142253Z AUTO 28010G19KT 10SM CLR 32/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03220183

KHTL · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 10 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 10 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

280°10G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

36 HDG 360° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18 HDG 180° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

09 HDG 090° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,150 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 +19°C

3,300FT

+2,150 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,150 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,017 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,413 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:08ZSUNRISE

17:45ZSOLAR NOON

01:22ZSUNSET

01:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (2h 06m) DAY LENGTH15h 13m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:18Z MOONSET01:32Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KGOV

VFR

Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling

WIND: 300° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 56m ago

KY31

VFR

West Branch Community Airport · West Branch

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KGDW

VFR

Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport · Gladwin

WIND: 290° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KCAD

VFR

Wexford County Airport · Cadillac

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

KGLR

VFR

Gaylord Regional Airport · Gaylord

WIND: 270° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

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