// Station · 6m ago
KMCD
Mackinac Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 12 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 739 FT
45.8649°N / 84.6373°W
LOCATION · Mackinac Island, US
WIND
260°12 kt
KMCD · 739 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/12G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 21
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 260°/12 kt, gusting 19. 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 KMCD 142255Z AUTO 26012G19KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A2997 RMK AO2
KMCD · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 12 ktG19
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
260°12G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H12 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 3,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T12 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +12°C
2,200FT
+1,461 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV739 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT686 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOLE
(Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, Olean, elev 2,135 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
10:03ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (3h 03m)
DAY LENGTH15h 24m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:11Z
MOONSET01:35Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCVX
VFR
Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix
- WIND
- 230° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KERY
MVFR
Luce County Airport · Newberry
- WIND
- 330° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBFA
VFR
Boyne Mountain Airport · Boyne Falls
- WIND
- 230° / 9 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KPZQ
VFR
Presque Isle County Airport · Rogers City
- WIND
- 260° / 9 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KGLR
VFR
Gaylord Regional Airport · Gaylord
- WIND
- 270° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
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