// Station · 20m ago

K3U3

Bowman Field

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 7 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 18.7°C / 16.2°C

ALTIM 30.25 inHg

ELEV 5,034 FT

46.1531°N / 112.8680°W

LOCATION · Anaconda, US

WIND

110°7 kt

K3U3 · 5,034 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/7

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

FEW065 BKN110

T / Td

19 / 16

ALTIM

30.25"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 110°/7 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, a few at 6,500 ft, and broken 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 K3U3 150155Z AUTO 11007KT 070V130 9SM FEW065 BKN110 19/16 A3025 RMK AO2 T01870162

K3U3 · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.25" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

110°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,011'

04 HDG 040° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

22 HDG 220° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,034 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 +13°C

6,300FT

+1,266 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,034 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT4,701 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KWYS (Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, elev 6,649 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+63%

-44%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+44%

-28%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+25%

-19%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW065

Few · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,478 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

11:55ZSUNRISE

19:38ZSOLAR NOON

03:21ZSUNSET

03:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:59Z (1h 43m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:09Z MOONSET03:36Z FULL MOON IN14 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

KBTM

VFR

Bert Mooney Airport · Butte

WIND: 290° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KHLN

VFR

Helena Regional Airport · Helena

WIND: 330° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KDLN

VFR

Dillon Airport · Dillon

WIND: 030° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 55 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

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