// Station · 21m ago
KY70
Ionia County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 818 FT
42.9380°N / 85.0605°W
LOCATION · Ionia, US
WIND
250°11 kt
KY70 · 818 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 20
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/11 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 KY70 142335Z AUTO 25011KT 10SM CLR 33/20 A3007 RMK AO2
KY70 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 250° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,300'
18
HDG 180°
H4 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 91%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T4 kt
X10 kt LEFT
—
09
HDG 090°
T10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,818 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
3,000FT
+2,182 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV818 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT665 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
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-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)
10:15ZSUNRISE
17:47ZSOLAR NOON
01:19ZSUNSET
01:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (1h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:25Z
MOONSET01:29Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGRR
VFR
→
MVFR
21Z
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids
- WIND
- 250° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 3m ago
KLAN
VFR
→
MVFR
21Z
Capital Region International Airport · Lansing
- WIND
- 250° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KFPK
VFR
Fitch H Beach Airport · Charlotte
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KAMN
VFR
Gratiot Community Airport · Alma
- WIND
- 250° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KTEW
VFR
Mason Jewett Field · Mason
- WIND
- 260° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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