// Station · 6m ago

KYIP

Willow Run Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.1°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 716 FT

42.2379°N / 83.5304°W

LOCATION · Detroit, US

WIND

070°8 kt

KYIP · 716 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT027 SCT033

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 070°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,700 ft, and scattered at 3,300 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

SPECI KYIP 111605Z 07008KT 10SM SCT027 SCT033 26/19 A3006 RMK AO2 T02610189

KYIP · day 11 at 16:05 UTC · wind from 070° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,700 ft · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

070°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,543'

09 HDG 090° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,716 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 +12°C

2,000FT

+1,284 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV716 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT574 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKN (Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, Elkins, elev 1,987 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT027

Scattered · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,898 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:08ZSUNRISE

17:40ZSOLAR NOON

01:12ZSUNSET

01:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (9h 35m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET22:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KDTW

VFR

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · Detroit

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 8 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

KARB

MVFR

Ann Arbor Municipal Airport · Ann Arbor

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN029
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

KTTF

VFR

Custer Airport · Monroe

WIND: 050° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KVLL

VFR

Oakland Troy Airport · Troy

WIND: 070° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KDET

VFR

Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport · Detroit

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

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