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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
5,300 4,300 3,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,352 FT K20U ELEV · 2,756 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,352 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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