// Station · 8m ago
KIRS
Kirsch Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 924 FT
41.8133°N / 85.4390°W
LOCATION · Sturgis, US
WIND
270°4 kt
KIRS · 924 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 24
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/4 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 KIRS 142255Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3012 RMK AO2
KIRS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
270°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
5,201'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
5,201'
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
3,601'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
3,601'
Pattern altitude: 1,924 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 +18°C
2,900FT
+1,976 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV924 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT720 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:20ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (2h 46m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:28Z
MOONSET01:25Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHAI
VFR
Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines Airport · Three Rivers
- WIND
- 280° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KOEB
VFR
Branch County Memorial Airport · Coldwater
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KANQ
MVFR
Tri State Steuben County Airport · Angola
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGSH
VFR
Goshen Municipal Airport · Goshen
- WIND
- 280° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAZO
VFR
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport · Kalamazoo
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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