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// Station · 10m ago

KIGQ

Lansing Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.6°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 620 FT
41.5349°N / 87.5295°W
LOCATION · Chicago, US
N
WIND
040°10 kt
KIGQ · 620 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/10 kt. 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 KIGQ 302135Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3008 RMK AO2 T02160070

KIGQ · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 040° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
040°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
36 HDG 360° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,002'
09 HDG 090° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
27 HDG 270° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT
18 HDG 180° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,620 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

1,400FT
+780 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
2,300 1,100 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV620 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT458 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDKB (DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, DeKalb, elev 914 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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 · 11,529 FT KIGQ ELEV · 620 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,529 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:21ZSUNRISE
17:49ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:45Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (4h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:52Z MOONSET12:48Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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