// Station · 5m ago
K49B
Sturgis Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 17 kt G24
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 37°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 3,243 FT
44.4180°N / 103.3750°W
LOCATION · Sturgis, US
WIND
150°17 kt
K49B · 3,243 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/17G24
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
37 / 7
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 150°/17 kt, gusting 24. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K49B 150055Z AUTO 15017G24KT 10SM CLR 37/07 A3002 RMK AO2
K49B · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 17 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 37°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 17 ktG24
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
150°17G24 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
11★
HDG 110°
H13 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,100'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
29
HDG 290°
T13 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,243 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 +28°C
6,500FT
+3,257 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,243 FT
OAT+37°C
ISA DELTA+28°C
PRESSURE ALT3,140 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJAC
(Jackson Hole Airport, Jackson, elev 6,451 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+65%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:23ZSUNRISE
19:00ZSOLAR NOON
02:37ZSUNSET
03:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:12Z (2h 12m)
DAY LENGTH15h 14m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:35Z
MOONSET02:49Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSPF
VFR
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish
- WIND
- 130° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 5m ago
KRCA
VFR
Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City
- WIND
- 160° / 17 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
KRAP
VFR
Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City
- WIND
- 160° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KCUT
VFR
Custer County Airport · Custer
- WIND
- 140° / 7 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KECS
VFR
Mondell Field · Newcastle
- WIND
- 150° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
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