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// Station · 24m ago

KLAN

Capital Region International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.8°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 861 FT
42.7776°N / 84.5857°W
LOCATION · Lansing, US
N
WIND
040°5 kt
KLAN · 861 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/5 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 KLAN 111353Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02280183 $

KLAN · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
040°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
06 HDG 060° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'
10L HDG 100° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,601'
10R HDG 100° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 8,506'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
28R HDG 280° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
28L HDG 280° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
24 HDG 240° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,861 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 +9°C

1,800FT
+939 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
3,000 1,950 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV861 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT708 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLR (Gaylord Regional Airport, Gaylord, elev 1,328 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 12,376 FT KLAN ELEV · 861 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,376 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:11ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:18ZSUNSET
01:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (11h 35m) DAY LENGTH15h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:35Z MOONSET22:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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