// Station · 3m ago
K20U
Beach Airport
CAT —
WIND 130° / 14 kt
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 19°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 2,756 FT
46.9252°N / 103.9820°W
LOCATION · Beach, US
WIND
130°14 kt
K20U · 2,756 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/14
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
19 / 19
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 130°/14 kt. Visibility unreported 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 K20U 302015Z AUTO 13014KT 19/19 A2983 RMK AO2 TSNO
K20U · day 30 at 20:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 14 kt · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 14 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
130°14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H14 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T14 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,756 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 +10°C
4,000FT
+1,244 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,000 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,756 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT2,845 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSHR
(Sheridan County Airport, Sheridan, elev 4,021 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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-7)
11:07ZSUNRISE
18:54ZSOLAR NOON
02:42ZSUNSET
03:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:20Z (7h 01m)
DAY LENGTH15h 34m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:36Z
MOONSET14:10Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGDV
MVFR
→
VFR
00Z
Dawson Community Airport · Glendive
- WIND
- 100° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN022
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBHK
VFR
Baker Municipal Airport · Baker
- WIND
- 150° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
KSDY
MVFR
→
VFR
00Z
Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC016
- DIST
- 48 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KDIK
MVFR
→
IFR
08Z
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · Dickinson
- WIND
- 130° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC011
- DIST
- 49 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBWW
VFR
Bowman Regional Airport · Bowman
- WIND
- 150° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN036
- DIST
- 54 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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