// Station · 8m ago
K3LF
Litchfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 20.5°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 690 FT
39.1625°N / 89.6746°W
LOCATION · Litchfield, US
WIND
020°5 kt
K3LF · 690 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 21
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 020°/5 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 K3LF 142255Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A3014 RMK AO2 T03000205
K3LF · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
020°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,003'
09
HDG 090°
H2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
3,901'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,690 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 +16°C
2,400FT
+1,710 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV690 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT469 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXN
(Jim Kelly Field, Lexington, elev 2,413 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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)
10:45ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (2h 53m)
DAY LENGTH14h 40m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:53Z
MOONSET01:34Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KALN
VFR
St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KBLV
VFR
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 8m ago
KSET
VFR
St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field · St Charles
- WIND
- 030° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSTL
VFR
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSPI
VFR
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield
- WIND
- 040° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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