// Station · 4m ago
K20U
Beach Airport
CAT —
WIND 080° / 10 kt G18
VIS —
CEILING —
T/Td 37°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 2,756 FT
46.9252°N / 103.9820°W
LOCATION · Beach, US
WIND
080°10 kt
K20U · 2,756 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/10G18
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
37 / 15
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 080°/10 kt, gusting 18. 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 142115Z AUTO 08010G18KT 37/15 A3007 RMK AO2 TSNO
K20U · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 080° at 10 kt, gusts to 18 kt · temp 37°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 10 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
080°10G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
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 +27°C
5,900FT
+3,144 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,756 FT
OAT+37°C
ISA DELTA+27°C
PRESSURE ALT2,603 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRED
(Red Lodge Airport, Red Lodge, elev 5,763 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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)
11:16ZSUNRISE
19:02ZSOLAR NOON
02:49ZSUNSET
03:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 29m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:27Z (6h 07m)
DAY LENGTH15h 32m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:21Z
MOONSET02:53Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGDV
VFR
Dawson Community Airport · Glendive
- WIND
- 060° / 17 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
KBHK
VFR
Baker Municipal Airport · Baker
- WIND
- 170° / 8 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 28m ago
KSDY
VFR
Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney
- WIND
- 080° / 15 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 48 NM N
- AGE
- 23m ago
KDIK
VFR
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · Dickinson
- WIND
- 120° / 11 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
KBWW
VFR
Bowman Regional Airport · Bowman
- WIND
- 120° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM SE
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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