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// Station · 18m ago

K46U

Alpine Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 2,200 ft
T/Td 9°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 5,634 FT
43.1819°N / 111.0387°W
LOCATION · Alpine, US
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
K46U · 5,634 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC022
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015 OVC022
 
 
 
T / Td
9 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, a few at 1,500 ft, and overcast at 2,200 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K46U 301910Z AUTO VRB03KT 7SM FEW015 OVC022 09/07 A3001 RMK A01

K46U · day 30 at 19:10 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · overcast at 2,200 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 5,827'
31 HDG 310° CALM 5,827'
Pattern altitude: 6,634 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 +5°C

6,100FT
+466 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -2,200 FT
8,800 7,200 5,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,634 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT5,543 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCYS (Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field, Cheyenne, elev 6,159 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+61%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,179 FT FEW015 OVC022 · CEILING K46U ELEV · 5,634 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC022
Overcast · base 2,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING2,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,179 ft VFR MARGIN-800 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:49ZSUNRISE
19:23ZSOLAR NOON
02:56ZSUNSET
03:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:31Z (8h 03m) DAY LENGTH15h 06m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:16Z MOONSET14:23Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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