// Station · 17m ago

KIWD

Gogebic Iron County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 1,230 FT

46.5253°N / 90.1316°W

LOCATION · Ironwood, US

WIND

300°6 kt

KIWD · 1,230 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW055

T / Td

28 / 18

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,500 ft. 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 111556Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM FEW055 28/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP195 T02780183

KIWD · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 300° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

300°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

27★ HDG 270° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,502'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

09 HDG 090° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

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 +15°C

2,800FT

+1,570 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,230 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,026 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW055

Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,270 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

18:07ZSOLAR NOON

01:54ZSUNSET

02:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (10h 18m) DAY LENGTH15h 34m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:47Z MOONSET23:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KD25

VFR

Manitowish Waters Airport · Manitowish Waters

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT037
DIST: 26 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

K4R5

VFR

Major Gilbert Field Airport · La Pointe

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 30 NM NW
AGE: 38m ago

KASX

VFR

John F Kennedy Memorial Airport · Ashland

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KARV

VFR

Lakeland Airport Noble F Lee Memorial Field · Woodruff

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KLNL

VFR

Kings Land O' Lakes Airport · Land O' Lakes

WIND: 280° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 44 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

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