// Station · 20m ago
KPLN
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 721 FT
45.5709°N / 84.7967°W
LOCATION · Pellston, US
WIND
—calm
KPLN · 721 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 15
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 111554Z AUTO 10SM CLR 27/15 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02670150
KPLN · day 11 at 15:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
CALMcalm
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 +13°C
2,000FT
+1,279 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV721 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT517 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
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (9h 51m)
DAY LENGTH15h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:30Z
MOONSET22:57Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMGN
VFR
Harbor Springs Airport · Harbor Springs
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KSLH
VFR
Cheboygan County Airport · Cheboygan
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KMCD
VFR
Mackinac Island Airport · Mackinac Island
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KBFA
VFR
Boyne Mountain Airport · Boyne Falls
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KCVX
VFR
Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix
- WIND
- 330° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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