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// Station · 20m ago

KIWD

Gogebic Iron County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 1,230 FT
46.5253°N / 90.1316°W
LOCATION · Ironwood, US
N
WIND
260°7 kt
KIWD · 1,230 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/7 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 KIWD 111356Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02560189

KIWD · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27 HDG 270° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,502'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,230 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 +13°C

2,600FT
+1,370 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,300 2,100 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,230 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,038 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 14,159 FT KIWD ELEV · 1,230 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,159 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:19ZSUNRISE
18:07ZSOLAR NOON
01:54ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (12h 16m) DAY LENGTH15h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:43Z MOONSET23:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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