// Station · 4m ago

KHTL

Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 5 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20.6°C / 1.7°C

ALTIM 30.22 inHg

ELEV 1,150 FT

44.3598°N / 84.6711°W

LOCATION · Houghton Lake, US

WIND

120°5 kt

KHTL · 1,150 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/5G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 2

ALTIM

30.22"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/5 kt, gusting 17. 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 302053Z AUTO 12005G17KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP236 T02060017 58008

KHTL · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.22" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1023.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 5 ktG17

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

120°5G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

18 HDG 180° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 2,200'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

27 HDG 270° T4 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 +7°C

1,700FT

+550 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,150 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT846 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

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,554 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:00ZSUNRISE

17:37ZSOLAR NOON

01:15ZSUNSET

01:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (4h 52m) DAY LENGTH15h 14m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:29Z MOONSET12:44Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGOV

VFR

Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling

WIND: 110° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KY31

VFR

West Branch Community Airport · West Branch

WIND: 080° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

KGDW

VFR

Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport · Gladwin

WIND: 110° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KCAD

VFR

Wexford County Airport · Cadillac

WIND: 120° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 2m ago

KGLR

VFR

Gaylord Regional Airport · Gaylord

WIND: 070° / 6 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

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