// Station · 14m ago

KTVC

Cherry Capital Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24.4°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 624 FT

44.7414°N / 85.5822°W

LOCATION · Traverse City, US

WIND

040°4 kt

KTVC · 624 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW046 FEW250

T / Td

24 / 17

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,600 ft, 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KTVC 111453Z 04004KT 10SM FEW046 FEW250 24/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02440172 51009

KTVC · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,600 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

040°4 kt

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 +10°C

1,700FT

+1,076 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV624 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT441 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW046

Few · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,947 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:08ZSUNRISE

17:48ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

02:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (10h 57m) DAY LENGTH15h 20m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:34Z MOONSET22:55Z 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: 12m ago

KFKS

VFR

Frankfort Dow Memorial Field · Frankfort

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

KCAD

VFR

Wexford County Airport · Cadillac

WIND: 080° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KCVX

VFR

Charlevoix Municipal Airport · Charlevoix

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KGOV

VFR

Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

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