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// Station · 13m ago

KMBL

Manistee County Blacker Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 621 FT
44.2727°N / 86.2465°W
LOCATION · Manistee, US
N
WIND
110°3 kt
KMBL · 621 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/3 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 KMBL 111256Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02110178 $

KMBL · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
110°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
10 HDG 100° CALM 5,501'
28 HDG 280° CALM 5,501'
01 HDG 010° CALM 2,721'
19 HDG 190° CALM 2,721'
Pattern altitude: 1,621 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 +7°C

1,300FT
+679 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,400 1,250 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV621 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT450 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCAD (Wexford County Airport, Cadillac, elev 1,307 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 11,278 FT KMBL ELEV · 621 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,278 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:12ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (12h 56m) DAY LENGTH15h 17m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:34Z MOONSET22:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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