// Station · 20m ago
KIGQ
Lansing Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.1°C / 21.5°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 620 FT
41.5349°N / 87.5295°W
LOCATION · Chicago, US
WIND
230°6 kt
KIGQ · 620 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/6 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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METAR KIGQ 150055Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3012 RMK AO2 T03010215
KIGQ · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,395'
18
HDG 180°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
4,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
09
HDG 090°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
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 +16°C
2,300FT
+1,680 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV620 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT416 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLWB
(Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg, elev 2,302 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:29ZSUNRISE
17:57ZSOLAR NOON
01:24ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (41m)
DAY LENGTH14h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:42Z
MOONSET01:37Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM NE
- AGE
- 25m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 240° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 18 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KVPZ
VFR
Porter County Municipal Airport · Valparaiso
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLOT
VFR
Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 30m ago
KJOT
VFR
Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 20m ago
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