// Station · 9m ago

K6E5

Wilder Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 17 kt G24

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 21°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,729 FT

44.4330°N / 97.5582°W

LOCATION · De Smet, US

WIND

140°17 kt

K6E5 · 1,729 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/17G24

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

BKN065 OVC085

T / Td

21 / 21

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Brisk winds at 140°/17 kt, gusting 24, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 8,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 302055Z AUTO 14017G24KT 9SM -RA BKN065 OVC085 21/21 A2989 RMK AO2

K6E5 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 17 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 8,500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 17 ktG24

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°17G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H17 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,700'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T17 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

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 +9°C

2,900FT

+1,171 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,729 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,756 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

OVC085

Overcast · base 8,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,335 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:51ZSUNRISE

18:29ZSOLAR NOON

02:07ZSUNSET

02:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (5h 37m) DAY LENGTH15h 15m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:21Z MOONSET13:36Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KHON

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Huron Regional Airport · Huron

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KMDS

VFR

Madison Municipal Airport · Madison

WIND: 130° / 20 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KBKX

VFR

Brookings Regional Airport · Brookings

WIND: 160° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN041
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KATY

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KMHE

VFR

Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell

WIND: 130° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW024
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

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