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// Station · 21m ago

KSAW

Marquette/Sawyer International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 1,221 FT
46.3515°N / 87.3959°W
LOCATION · Gwinn, US
N
WIND
210°5 kt
KSAW · 1,221 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/5 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 KSAW 111247Z 21005KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3011

KSAW · day 11 at 12:47 UTC · wind from 210° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
210°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
19 HDG 190° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,072'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
01 HDG 010° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,221 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

2,000FT
+779 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,000 1,800 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,221 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT1,029 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCKC (Grand Marais Cook County Airport, Grand Marais, elev 1,799 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,827 FT KSAW ELEV · 1,221 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,827 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:09ZSUNRISE
17:56ZSOLAR NOON
01:42ZSUNSET
02:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:20Z (13h 11m) DAY LENGTH15h 33m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:31Z MOONSET23:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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