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// Station · 58m ago

KIMT

Ford Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 10.6°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 1,182 FT
45.8191°N / 88.1146°W
LOCATION · Kingsford, US
N
WIND
310°3 kt
KIMT · 1,182 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/3 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 KIMT 271054Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172 T01060089

KIMT · day 27 at 10:54 UTC · wind from 310° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 11°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
310°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
01 HDG 010° CALM 6,502'
19 HDG 190° CALM 6,502'
13 HDG 130° CALM 3,810'
31 HDG 310° CALM 3,810'
Pattern altitude: 2,182 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 -2°C

800FT
-382 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,500 FT
4,100 2,200 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,182 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT1,058 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCIU (Chippewa County International Airport, Kincheloe, elev 800 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 6,536 FT KIMT ELEV · 1,182 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,536 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:10ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:31ZSUNSET
02:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (14h 15m) DAY LENGTH15h 20m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:55Z MOONSET10:16Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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