// Station · 8m ago

KMKG

Muskegon County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.1°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 629 FT

43.1695°N / 86.2382°W

LOCATION · Muskegon, US

WIND

040°5 kt

KMKG · 629 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW250

T / Td

26 / 17

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KMKG 111455Z 04005KT 10SM FEW250 26/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02610172 50008 $

KMKG · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

040°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,500'

32 HDG 320° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,100'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —

24 HDG 240° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,629 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 +12°C

1,900FT

+1,271 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV629 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT467 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOYM (St Marys Municipal Airport, St Marys, elev 1,934 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,811 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:16ZSUNRISE

17:51ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

02:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:01Z (10h 57m) DAY LENGTH15h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:42Z MOONSET22:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFFX

VFR

Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont

WIND: 080° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

KBIV

VFR

West Michigan Regional Airport · Holland

WIND: 080° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KGRR

VFR

Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids

WIND: 060° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 36 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KRQB

VFR

Roben Hood Airport · Big Rapids

WIND: 090° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

KLDM

VFR

Mason County Airport · Ludington

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

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