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KMGC

Michigan City Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 655 FT
41.7033°N / 86.8212°W
LOCATION · Michigan City, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KMGC · 655 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT043
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,300 ft. 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 KMGC 111355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT043 22/20 A3005 RMK AO2

KMGC · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,300 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 4,099'
20 HDG 200° CALM 4,099'
Pattern altitude: 1,655 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 +8°C

1,500FT
+845 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,400 1,600 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV655 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT522 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRID (Richmond Municipal Airport, Richmond, elev 1,140 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,766 FT SCT043 KMGC ELEV · 655 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT043
Scattered · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,766 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:23ZSUNRISE
17:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:23ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (11h 57m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:47Z MOONSET22:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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