// Station · 55m ago

KMBL

Manistee County Blacker Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 14.4°C / 11.1°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 621 FT

44.2727°N / 86.2465°W

LOCATION · Manistee, US

WIND

090°5 kt

KMBL · 621 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

FEW050 BKN110

T / Td

14 / 11

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 090°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 5,000 ft, and broken at 11,000 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 KMBL 270856Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM FEW050 BKN110 14/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01440111 58008 $

KMBL · day 27 at 08:56 UTC · wind from 090° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

090°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

10★ HDG 100° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,501'

01 HDG 010° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 2,721'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

19 HDG 190° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —

28 HDG 280° T5 kt X1 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 +1°C

600FT

-21 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV621 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT580 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KESC (Delta County Airport, Escanaba, elev 609 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,894 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

10:08ZSUNRISE

17:43ZSOLAR NOON

01:18ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (16h 02m) DAY LENGTH15h 09m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE18:49Z MOONSET09:59Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KTVC

VFR

Cherry Capital Airport · Traverse City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KMKG

VFR

Muskegon County Airport · Muskegon

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 66 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KCVX

VFR

Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 75 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KGRB

VFR

Austin Straubel International Airport · Green Bay

WIND: 020° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 82 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KGRR

VFR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 89 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

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