// Station · 9m ago
KY70
Ionia County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 12 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 818 FT
42.9380°N / 85.0605°W
LOCATION · Ionia, US
WIND
070°12 kt
KY70 · 818 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/12G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 4
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 070°/12 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 KY70 302135Z AUTO 07012G17KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A3016 RMK AO2
KY70 · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 070° at 12 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 12 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°12G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,300'
36
HDG 360°
H4 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 65%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
T4 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
27
HDG 270°
T11 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 +8°C
1,600FT
+782 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV818 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT576 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
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:06ZSUNRISE
17:39ZSOLAR NOON
01:11ZSUNSET
01:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:44Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (4h 01m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:37Z
MOONSET12:43Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGRR
VFR
Gerald R. Ford International Airport · Grand Rapids
- WIND
- 090° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 51m ago
KLAN
VFR
Capital Region International Airport · Lansing
- WIND
- 080° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 51m ago
KFPK
VFR
Fitch H Beach Airport · Charlotte
- WIND
- 080° / 10 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KAMN
VFR
Gratiot Community Airport · Alma
- WIND
- 070° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KTEW
VFR
Mason Jewett Field · Mason
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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