// Station · 6m ago
KY31
West Branch Community Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 9 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 19.9°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.22 inHg
ELEV 882 FT
44.2448°N / 84.1798°W
LOCATION · West Branch, US
WIND
110°9 kt
KY31 · 882 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/9G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 0
ALTIM
30.22"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 110°/9 kt, gusting 17. 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 302055Z AUTO 11009G17KT 10SM CLR 20/00 A3022 RMK AO2 T01990000
KY31 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 9 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.22" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 9 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
110°9G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
27
HDG 270°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
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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 +6°C
1,300FT
+418 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV882 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT578 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCAD
(Wexford County Airport, Cadillac, elev 1,307 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
09:58ZSUNRISE
17:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:12ZSUNSET
01:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (4h 46m)
DAY LENGTH15h 14m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:28Z
MOONSET12:42Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGDW
VFR
Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport · Gladwin
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KHTL
VFR
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake
- WIND
- 120° / 5 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGOV
VFR
Grayling Army Air Field · Grayling
- WIND
- 110° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 6m ago
KOSC
VFR
Oscoda Wurtsmith Airport · Oscoda
- WIND
- 060° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMBS
VFR
MBS International Airport · Freeland
- WIND
- 030° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
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