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// Station · 3m ago

K3T5

Fayette Regional Air Center Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30.9°C / 22.1°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 324 FT
29.9080°N / 96.9500°W
LOCATION · La Grange, US
N
WIND
170°8 kt
K3T5 · 324 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW280
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 28,000 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 K3T5 302015Z AUTO 17008KT 10SM FEW280 31/22 A2989 RMK AO2 T03090221 $

K3T5 · day 30 at 20:15 UTC · wind from 170° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 28,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,324 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 +17°C

2,300FT
+1,976 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,700 1,900 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV324 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT351 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6R6 (Terrell County Airport, Dryden, elev 2,322 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,930 FT FEW280 K3T5 ELEV · 324 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW280
Few · base 28,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER28,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,930 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE
18:26ZSOLAR NOON
01:24ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (5h 32m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:57Z MOONSET12:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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