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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,700 1,550 400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,244 FT KMBS ELEV · 668 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,244 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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