// Station · 10m ago
KMGC
Michigan City Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 655 FT
41.7033°N / 86.8212°W
LOCATION · Michigan City, US
WIND
050°5 kt
KMGC · 655 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 20
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/5 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 KMGC 111455Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3005 RMK AO2
KMGC · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
050°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,099'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
20
HDG 200°
T4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
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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 +9°C
1,600FT
+945 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV655 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°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
+16%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:23ZSUNRISE
17:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:23ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (10h 52m)
DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:49Z
MOONSET22:49Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPPO
VFR
La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW042
- DIST
- 9 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KVPZ
VFR
Porter County Municipal Airport · Valparaiso
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSBN
VFR
South Bend International Airport · South Bend
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KOXI
VFR
Starke County Airport · Knox
- WIND
- 030° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- 030° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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