// Station · 15m ago
KTVC
Cherry Capital Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20.6°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 624 FT
44.7414°N / 85.5822°W
LOCATION · Traverse City, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KTVC · 624 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW250
T / Td
21 / 17
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 25,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KTVC 111253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW250 21/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02060172
KTVC · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
7,016'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
7,016'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
5,378'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
5,378'
Pattern altitude: 1,624 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 +6°C
1,200FT
+576 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV624 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT453 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIMT
(Ford Airport, Kingsford, elev 1,182 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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)
10:08ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (12h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:30Z
MOONSET22:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KACB
VFR
Antrim County Airport · Bellaire
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KFKS
VFR
Frankfort Dow Memorial Field · Frankfort
- WIND
- 140° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCAD
VFR
Wexford County Airport · Cadillac
- WIND
- 040° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCVX
VFR
Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix
- WIND
- 100° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KGOV
VFR
Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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