// Station · 7m ago
KMDZ
Taylor County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,478 FT
45.1010°N / 90.3033°W
LOCATION · Medford, US
WIND
130°6 kt
KMDZ · 1,478 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 5
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 130°/6 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 KMDZ 302055Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 21/05 A3015 RMK AO2 T02110050 PWINO
KMDZ · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
130°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,435'
09
HDG 090°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
6,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
34
HDG 340°
T5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,478 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 +9°C
2,300FT
+822 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,478 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT1,245 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-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)
10:20ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
01:40ZSUNSET
02:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:16Z (5h 14m)
DAY LENGTH15h 20m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:49Z
MOONSET13:10Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRRL
VFR
Merrill Municipal Airport · Merrill
- WIND
- 140° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMFI
VFR
Marshfield Municipal Airport · Marshfield
- WIND
- 120° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
KTKV
VFR
Tomahawk Regional Airport · Tomahawk
- WIND
- 140° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KAUW
VFR
Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau
- WIND
- 100° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KCWA
VFR
Central Wisconsin Airport · Mosinee
- WIND
- 090° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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