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// Station · 10m ago

K6E5

Wilder Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 11 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 1,729 FT
44.4330°N / 97.5582°W
LOCATION · De Smet, US
N
WIND
170°11 kt
K6E5 · 1,729 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/11G16
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/11 kt, gusting 16. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K6E5 142255Z AUTO 17011G16KT 10SM CLR 33/16 A3014 RMK AO2

K6E5 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 11 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 11 ktG16
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°11G16 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15 HDG 150° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,729 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 +21°C

4,000FT
+2,271 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,300 3,200 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,729 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,508 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSPF (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field, Spearfish, elev 3,931 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,396 FT K6E5 ELEV · 1,729 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,396 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:00ZSUNRISE
18:37ZSOLAR NOON
02:14ZSUNSET
02:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (3h 44m) DAY LENGTH15h 14m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:08Z MOONSET02:22Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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