// Station · 8m ago
KMBS
MBS International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 668 FT
43.5332°N / 84.0831°W
LOCATION · Freeland, US
WIND
050°9 kt
KMBS · 668 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 18
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 050°/9 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 KMBS 111353Z 05009KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02440183
KMBS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
050°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 8,002'
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,668 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 +10°C
1,700FT
+1,032 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV668 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT497 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
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:06ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
01:19ZSUNSET
01:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (11h 52m)
DAY LENGTH15h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:30Z
MOONSET22:42Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHYX
VFR
Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport · Saginaw
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KCFS
VFR
Tuscola Area Airport · Caro
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMOP
VFR
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · Mount Pleasant
- WIND
- 030° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KAMN
VFR
Gratiot Community Airport · Alma
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KGDW
VFR
Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport · Gladwin
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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