// Station · 12m ago

K05U

Eureka Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 10 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 17°C / 3°C

ALTIM 30.13 inHg

ELEV 5,954 FT

39.6042°N / 116.0050°W

LOCATION · Eureka, US

WIND

020°10 kt

K05U · 5,954 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/10G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

FEW060 SCT080 BKN090

T / Td

17 / 3

ALTIM

30.13"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 020°/10 kt, gusting 15, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,000 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft, and broken at 9,000 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

METAR K05U 302055Z AUTO 02010G15KT 10SM FEW060 SCT080 BKN090 17/03 A3013 RMK A01

K05U · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 10 ktG15

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

020°10G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

35★ HDG 350° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 6,954 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 +13°C

7,300FT

+1,346 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,954 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT5,742 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMM (Kemmerer Municipal Airport, Kemmerer, elev 7,285 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+73%

-51%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+51%

-33%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+29%

-22%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,540 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:20ZSUNRISE

19:43ZSOLAR NOON

03:05ZSUNSET

03:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:36Z (6h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:50Z MOONSET14:35Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

KELY

VFR

Ely Airport Yelland Field · Ely

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 57 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KBAM

VFR

Battle Mountain Airport · Battle Mountain

WIND: 300° / 4 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 72 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KEKO

VFR

Elko Regional Airport · Elko

WIND: 280° / 15 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 74 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

KTPH

VFR

Tonopah Airport · Tonopah

WIND: 260° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 106 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

KENV

VFR

Wendover Airport · Wendover

WIND: 320° / 10 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 113 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

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