// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KHON
VFR
Huron Regional Airport · Huron
- WIND
- 160° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KMDS
VFR
Madison Municipal Airport · Madison
- WIND
- 160° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KATY
VFR
Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KMHE
VFR
Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
K1D8
VFR
Redfield Municipal Airport · Redfield
- WIND
- 160° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
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