// Station · 13m ago
KMBL
Manistee County Blacker Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 621 FT
44.2727°N / 86.2465°W
LOCATION · Manistee, US
WIND
080°6 kt
KMBL · 621 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 17
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 080°/6 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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METAR KMBL 111456Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02610172 51005 $
KMBL · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
080°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,501'
01
HDG 010°
H2 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
19
HDG 190°
T2 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
28
HDG 280°
T6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +12°C
1,900FT
+1,279 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV621 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT438 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL
(Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
10:12ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (10h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 17m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:38Z
MOONSET22:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLDM
VFR
Mason County Airport · Ludington
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM S
- AGE
- 14m ago
KFKS
VFR
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field · Frankfort
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
KCAD
VFR
Wexford County Airport · Cadillac
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
KTVC
VFR
Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City
- WIND
- 040° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW046
- DIST
- 40 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KRQB
VFR
Roben Hood Airport · Big Rapids
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SE
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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