// Station · 8m ago
KSJX
Beaver Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 669 FT
45.6923°N / 85.5666°W
LOCATION · Beaver Island, US
WIND
VRB2 kt
KSJX · 669 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 17
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 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 KSJX 111355Z AUTO VRB02KT 10SM CLR 24/17 A3011 RMK AO2
KSJX · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
4,299'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
4,299'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
3,278'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
3,278'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
2,054'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
2,054'
Pattern altitude: 1,669 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 +10°C
1,700FT
+1,031 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV669 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT477 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
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:04ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:32ZSUNSET
02:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 29m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (12h 06m)
DAY LENGTH15h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:28Z
MOONSET22:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCVX
VFR
Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix
- WIND
- 100° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KISQ
VFR
Schoolcraft County Airport · Manistique
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KMGN
VFR
Harbor Springs Airport · Harbor Springs
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KPLN
VFR
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport · Pellston
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KERY
VFR
Luce County Airport · Newberry
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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