// Station · 11m ago

K65S

Boundary County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 8 kt G13

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 12°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 2,337 FT

48.7258°N / 116.2950°W

LOCATION · Bonners Ferry, US

WIND

210°8 kt

K65S · 2,337 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/8G13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

BKN070 OVC080

T / Td

12 / 6

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/8 kt, gusting 13, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 8,000 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 K65S 302135Z AUTO 21008G13KT 160V250 10SM BKN070 OVC080 12/06 A3008 RMK AO2

K65S · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 210° at 8 kt, gusts to 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 7,000 ft · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 8 ktG13

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

210°8G13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

20★ HDG 200° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,337 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 +1°C

2,300FT

-37 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,337 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT2,175 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOE (Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field, Coeur d'Alene, elev 2,320 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC080

Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN070

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

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,398 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

11:49ZSUNRISE

19:44ZSOLAR NOON

03:38ZSUNSET

04:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:46Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:19Z (6h 33m) DAY LENGTH15h 49m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:20Z MOONSET15:09Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of K65S.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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