// Station · 8m ago

KMIC

Crystal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 10 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.8°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 869 FT

45.0620°N / 93.3539°W

LOCATION · Minneapolis, US

WIND

240°10 kt

KMIC · 869 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/10G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 21

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/10 kt, gusting 18. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KMIC 142253Z 24010G18KT 10SM CLR 33/21 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP186 T03280211

KMIC · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 10 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 10 ktG18

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°10G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

24R★ HDG 240° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 2,500'

24L HDG 240° H10 kt X0 kt — 1,669'

32 HDG 320° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14 HDG 140° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

06L HDG 060° T10 kt X0 kt — —

06R HDG 060° T10 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,869 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 +19°C

3,000FT

+2,131 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV869 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT686 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,435 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:40ZSUNRISE

18:20ZSOLAR NOON

01:59ZSUNSET

02:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:35Z (3h 34m) DAY LENGTH15h 18m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET02:07Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KANE

VFR

Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KMSP

VFR

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis

WIND: 220° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 8m ago

KSTP

VFR

Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul

WIND: 230° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 8m ago

KFCM

VFR

Flying Cloud Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KSGS

VFR

South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul

WIND: 220° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

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