// Station · 18m ago
KPTK
Oakland County International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 050° / 5 kt
VIS 4.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 500 ft
T/Td 21°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 980 FT
42.6655°N / 83.4201°W
LOCATION · Pontiac, US
WIND
050°5 kt
KPTK · 980 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/5
VIS
4.0 SM
CEILING
OVC005
LAYERS
OVC005
T / Td
21 / 19
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 050°/5 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, overcast at 500 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.
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METAR KPTK 111253Z 05005KT 4SM BR OVC005 21/19 A3006 RMK SLPNO BINOVC T02100190
KPTK · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: BR
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
050°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
09L★
HDG 090°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,676'
09R
HDG 090°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
6,521'
36
HDG 360°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
2,582'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
18
HDG 180°
T3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
27R
HDG 270°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
27L
HDG 270°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,980 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 +8°C
1,800FT
+820 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV980 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT838 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
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:07ZSUNRISE
17:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:13ZSUNSET
01:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 01m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:47Z (12h 35m)
DAY LENGTH15h 06m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:28Z
MOONSET22:35Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
CYQG
MVFR
Windsor International Airport · Windsor
- WIND
- 020° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN010
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRNP
VFR
Owosso Community Airport · Owosso
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW009
- DIST
- 37 NM NW
- AGE
- 16m ago
KPHN
VFR
St Clair County International Airport · Port Huron
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KTTF
VFR
Custer Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
KTEW
VFR
Mason Jewett Field · Mason
- WIND
- 040° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
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