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// KMCD · Mackinac Island Airport · Mackinac Island

// Station · 21m ago

KMCD

Mackinac Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 8 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 739 FT
45.8649°N / 84.6373°W
LOCATION · Mackinac Island, US
N
WIND
130°8 kt
KMCD · 739 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/8
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/8 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KMCD 290055Z AUTO 13008KT 7SM CLR 15/11 A3011 RMK AO2

KMCD · day 29 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 8 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08★ HDG 080° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,739 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

700FT
-39 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV739 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT547 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCFS (Tuscola Area Airport, Caro, elev 701 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,315 FT KMCD ELEV · 739 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,315 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:55ZSUNRISE
17:41ZSOLAR NOON
00:26ZSUNSET
00:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 30m
Waning Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:42Z MOONSET13:13Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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