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// Station · 11m ago

KI74

Grimes Field
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 11 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,068 FT
40.1326°N / 83.7534°W
LOCATION · Urbana, US
N
WIND
070°11 kt
KI74 · 1,068 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/11G17
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 070°/11 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 KI74 301915Z AUTO 07011G17KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A3009 RMK AO2

KI74 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 070° at 11 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 11 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
070°11G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
02 HDG 020° H7 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,400'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
20 HDG 200° T7 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,068 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 +9°C

2,000FT
+932 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,800 1,550 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,068 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT897 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKN (Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, Elkins, elev 1,987 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 12,179 FT KI74 ELEV · 1,068 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,179 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:10ZSUNRISE
17:34ZSOLAR NOON
00:57ZSUNSET
01:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:29Z (6h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:36Z MOONSET12:24Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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