// Station · 18m ago
K21D
Lake Elmo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 933 FT
44.9975°N / 92.8557°W
LOCATION · St Paul, US
WIND
220°9 kt
K21D · 933 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 19
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/9 kt. 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 142155Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 33/19 A3013 RMK AO2
K21D · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
220°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 2,496'
14
HDG 140°
H2 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
32
HDG 320°
T2 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
04
HDG 040°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +19°C
3,100FT
+2,167 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV933 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT721 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:39ZSUNRISE
18:18ZSOLAR NOON
01:57ZSUNSET
02:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 43m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:33Z (4h 19m)
DAY LENGTH15h 18m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:45Z
MOONSET02:04Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSTP
VFR
Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul
- WIND
- 230° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KSGS
VFR
South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KRNH
VFR
→
MVFR
14Z
New Richmond Regional Airport · New Richmond
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KMSP
VFR
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 270° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KANE
VFR
Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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