// Station · 57m ago
KMBS
MBS International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 668 FT
43.5332°N / 84.0831°W
LOCATION · Freeland, US
WIND
030°4 kt
KMBS · 668 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
15 / 11
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/4 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 270853Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 15/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01500111 56005 $
KMBS · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
030°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
8,002'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
8,002'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
6,399'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
6,399'
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 +1°C
800FT
+132 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV668 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT615 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCIU
(Chippewa County International Airport, Kincheloe, elev 800 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:07ZSUNSET
01:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:41Z (15h 51m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE18:43Z
MOONSET09:47Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KFNT
VFR
Bishop International Airport · Flint
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM SE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KLAN
VFR
Capital Region International Airport · Lansing
- WIND
- 360° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM SW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KPTK
VFR
Oakland County International Airport · Pontiac
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM SE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KGRR
VFR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 74 NM SW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KMTC
VFR
Selfridge Air National Guard Base Airport · Mount Clemens
- WIND
- 340° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 78 NM SE
- AGE
- 55m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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