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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,200 2,100 1,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,086 FT KIRS ELEV · 924 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,086 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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