// Station · 20m ago
KY31
West Branch Community Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.5°C / 16.9°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 882 FT
44.2448°N / 84.1798°W
LOCATION · West Branch, US
WIND
270°7 kt
KY31 · 882 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 17
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/7 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 KY31 142335Z AUTO 27007KT 10SM CLR 33/17 A3001 RMK AO2 T03250169
KY31 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 270° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
270°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H7 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
09
HDG 090°
T7 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,882 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 +19°C
3,100FT
+2,218 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV882 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT791 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:07ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:55Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (1h 59m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:17Z
MOONSET01:30Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGDW
VFR
Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport · Gladwin
- WIND
- 290° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KHTL
VFR
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake
- WIND
- 300° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 2m ago
KGOV
VFR
Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling
- WIND
- 300° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KOSC
VFR
Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport · Oscoda
- WIND
- 330° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
KMBS
VFR
→
MVFR
16Z
MBS International Airport · Freeland
- WIND
- 240° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
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