// Station · 23m ago

KMTW

Manitowoc County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 10 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 651 FT

44.1271°N / 87.6820°W

LOCATION · Manitowoc, US

WIND

260°10 kt

KMTW · 651 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/10G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

34 / 23

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/10 kt, gusting 17. 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 KMTW 142056Z AUTO 26010G17KT 10SM CLR 34/23 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 6//// T03390228 $

KMTW · day 14 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 260° at 10 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 10 ktG17

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

260°10G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

25★ HDG 250° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,341'

17 HDG 170° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%

35 HDG 350° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,651 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 +20°C

2,900FT

+2,249 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV651 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT498 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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 LEVEL17,772 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:21ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:33ZSUNSET

02:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (4h 49m) DAY LENGTH15h 12m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:26Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KSBM

VFR

Sheboygan County Memorial Airport · Sheboygan

WIND: 270° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KGRB

VFR

Austin Straubel International Airport · Green Bay

WIND: 240° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

KATW

VFR

Appleton International Airport · Appleton

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM W
AGE: 34m ago

KOSH

VFR

Wittman Regional Airport · Oshkosh

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

KFLD

VFR

Fond du Lac County Airport · Fond du Lac

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM SW
AGE: 26m ago

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