// Station · 20m ago

K1D1

Milbank Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 16 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 24°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 1,118 FT

45.2305°N / 96.5660°W

LOCATION · Milbank, US

WIND

130°16 kt

K1D1 · 1,118 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

BKN065 BKN080

T / Td

24 / 18

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/16 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,500 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 K1D1 302215Z AUTO 13016KT 10SM BKN065 BKN080 24/18 A2992 RMK AO2

K1D1 · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 16 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,000'

07 HDG 070° H8 kt X14 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X14 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T16 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,118 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 +11°C

2,500FT

+1,382 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,118 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT1,115 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLEM (Lemmon Municipal Airport, Lemmon, elev 2,571 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,239 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:44ZSUNRISE

18:25ZSOLAR NOON

02:05ZSUNSET

02:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:35Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (4h 07m) DAY LENGTH15h 21m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:17Z MOONSET13:38Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KVVV

VFR

Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field · Ortonville

WIND: 150° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 7 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KDXX

VFR

Lac Qui Parle County Airport · Louisburg

WIND: 150° / 26 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

KAQP

VFR

Appleton Municipal Airport · Appleton

WIND: 170° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 20m ago

KATY

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC048
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 42m ago

K8D3

—

Sisseton Municipal Airport · Sisseton

WIND: 140° / 23 ktG35
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 39m ago

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