// Station · 10m ago

K3LF

Litchfield Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 25.7°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 690 FT

39.1625°N / 89.6746°W

LOCATION · Litchfield, US

WIND

100°6 kt

K3LF · 690 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

BKN070 BKN080 OVC110

T / Td

26 / 16

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Light winds at 100°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 7,000 ft, broken at 8,000 ft, and overcast at 11,000 ft. 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 K3LF 302135Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM BKN070 BKN080 OVC110 26/16 A2999 RMK AO2 T02570160

K3LF · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 100° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 7,000 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

100°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,901'

18 HDG 180° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

27 HDG 270° T6 kt X1 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 +12°C

2,000FT

+1,310 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV690 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT616 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,670 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:18ZSUNSET

01:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:45Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (4h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:08Z MOONSET12:49Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KALN

VFR

St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis

WIND: 090° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KTAZ

VFR

Taylorville Municipal Airport · Taylorville

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 23m ago

KBLV

VFR

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 43m ago

KSET

VFR

St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field · St Charles

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KSTL

VFR

St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis

WIND: 090° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 41 NM SW
AGE: 54m ago

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