// Station · 7m ago
KLDM
Mason County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 10 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 646 FT
43.9625°N / 86.4079°W
LOCATION · Ludington, US
WIND
230°10 kt
KLDM · 646 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/10G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 19
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 230°/10 kt, gusting 16. 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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METAR KLDM 142255Z AUTO 23010G16KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A3007 RMK AO2
KLDM · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 10 ktG16
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
230°10G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,003'
19
HDG 190°
H8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
3,503'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
T8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
08
HDG 080°
T9 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,646 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
2,300FT
+1,654 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV646 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT493 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST
(John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:17ZSUNRISE
17:52ZSOLAR NOON
01:28ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (3h 00m)
DAY LENGTH15h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:25Z
MOONSET01:36Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMBL
VFR
Manistee County Blacker Airport · Manistee
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KFFX
VFR
Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KFKS
VFR
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field · Frankfort
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KRQB
VFR
Roben Hood Airport · Big Rapids
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KCAD
VFR
Wexford County Airport · Cadillac
- WIND
- 270° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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