// 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
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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
KGYB
VFR
Giddings-Lee County Airport · Giddings
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM N
- AGE
- 23m ago
K66R
VFR
Robert R Wells Jr Airport · Columbus
- WIND
- 160° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KT20
—
Roger M Dreyer Memorial Airport · Gonzales
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
K11R
VFR
Brenham Municipal Airport · Brenham
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT041
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KELA
VFR
Eagle Lake Airport · Eagle Lake
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
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