// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KPPO
VFR
La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte
- WIND
- 100° / 12 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- 050° / 9 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 53m ago
KRZL
VFR
Jasper County Airport · Rensselaer
- WIND
- 070° / 15 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 060° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 53m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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