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// K6E5 · Wilder Airport · De Smet

// Station · 6m ago

K6E5

Wilder Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 4°C / 4°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 1,729 FT
44.4330°N / 97.5582°W
LOCATION · De Smet, US
N
WIND
320°8 kt
K6E5 · 1,729 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
4 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/8 kt. 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 131215Z AUTO 32008KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A2996 RMK AO2

K6E5 · day 13 at 12:15 UTC · wind from 320° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 4°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
320°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
33★ HDG 330° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
15 HDG 150° T8 kt X1 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 -8°C

800FT
-929 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV1,729 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT1,688 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1D1 (Milbank Municipal Airport, Milbank, elev 1,118 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 3,749 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 LEVEL3,749 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:43ZSUNRISE
18:17ZSOLAR NOON
23:51ZSUNSET
00:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:20Z (11h 59m) DAY LENGTH11h 07m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION5% MOONRISE14:27Z MOONSET01:35Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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