// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

KMKE

General Mitchell International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16.1°C / 13.3°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 723 FT

42.9472°N / 87.8966°W

LOCATION · Milwaukee, US

WIND

010°5 kt

KMKE · 723 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120 SCT250

T / Td

16 / 13

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 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 KMKE 271052Z 01005KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 16/13 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T01610133 $

KMKE · day 27 at 10:52 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 5 kt

5 USABLE · 5 AVOID

WIND

010°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

01L★ HDG 010° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 9,990'

01R HDG 010° H5 kt X0 kt — 4,182'

07L HDG 070° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,797'

07R HDG 070° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 8,300'

31 HDG 310° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 5,537'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 5 ends

13 HDG 130° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

25R HDG 250° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

25L HDG 250° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

19R HDG 190° T5 kt X0 kt — —

19L HDG 190° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,723 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 +2°C

1,000FT

+277 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV723 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT661 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRNH (New Richmond Regional Airport, New Richmond, elev 998 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+10%

-7%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+7%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL8,854 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:50ZSOLAR NOON

01:20ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (14h 00m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:04Z MOONSET10:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KENW

VFR

Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha

WIND: 240° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KPWK

VFR

Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM S
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KORD

VFR

Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW230
DIST: 58 NM S
AGE: 2m ago

KMSN

VFR

Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 64 NM W
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KDPA

VFR

Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM S
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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