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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,600 1,300 0
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,489 FT KPLN ELEV · 721 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,489 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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