// Station · 12m ago
K21D
Lake Elmo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 12 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 933 FT
44.9975°N / 92.8557°W
LOCATION · St Paul, US
WIND
090°12 kt
K21D · 933 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/12G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 10
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 090°/12 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 K21D 301915Z AUTO 09012G18KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A3006 RMK AO2
K21D · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 090° at 12 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 12 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
090°12G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,496'
14
HDG 140°
H8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
3,504'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
32
HDG 320°
T8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,933 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
2,300FT
+1,367 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV933 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT791 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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-6)
10:30ZSUNRISE
18:10ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (6h 58m)
DAY LENGTH15h 19m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:57Z
MOONSET13:16Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSTP
VFR
Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul
- WIND
- 120° / 8 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KSGS
VFR
South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul
- WIND
- 100° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KRNH
VFR
New Richmond Regional Airport · New Richmond
- WIND
- 090° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KMSP
VFR
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 130° / 17 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 17 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KANE
VFR
Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 110° / 9 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 42m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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