// Station · 24m ago
KPLN
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 721 FT
45.5709°N / 84.7967°W
LOCATION · Pellston, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KPLN · 721 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 16
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KPLN 111354Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02330161
KPLN · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
6,513'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
6,513'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,401'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,401'
Pattern altitude: 1,721 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
+879 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV721 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT517 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLR
(Gaylord Regional Airport, Gaylord, elev 1,328 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)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (11h 47m)
DAY LENGTH15h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:26Z
MOONSET22:53Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMGN
VFR
Harbor Springs Airport · Harbor Springs
- WIND
- 140° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KSLH
VFR
Cheboygan County Airport · Cheboygan
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KMCD
VFR
Mackinac Island Airport · Mackinac Island
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 23m ago
KBFA
VFR
Boyne Mountain Airport · Boyne Falls
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KCVX
VFR
Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix
- WIND
- 100° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
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