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// 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
N
WIND
300°6 kt
KIWD · 1,230 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
3,300 2,100 900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,270 FT FEW055 KIWD ELEV · 1,230 FT
// 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

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