// Station · 10m ago
K6S8
Laurel Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 14 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 3,517 FT
45.7031°N / 108.7610°W
LOCATION · Laurel, US
WIND
050°14 kt
K6S8 · 3,517 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/14
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
35 / 15
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 050°/14 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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METAR K6S8 142255Z AUTO 05014KT 10SM CLR 35/15 A3003 RMK A01
K6S8 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 14 kt
4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
WIND
050°14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H14 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,199'
09
HDG 090°
H11 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X14 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X14 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T11 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
22
HDG 220°
T14 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,517 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 +27°C
6,600FT
+3,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,517 FT
OAT+35°C
ISA DELTA+27°C
PRESSURE ALT3,405 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KWYS
(Yellowstone Airport, West Yellowstone, elev 6,649 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+66%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%
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)
11:40ZSUNRISE
19:21ZSOLAR NOON
03:03ZSUNSET
03:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:40Z (4h 35m)
DAY LENGTH15h 23m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:48Z
MOONSET03:11Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KBIL
VFR
Billings Logan International Airport · Billings
- WIND
- 050° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT100
- DIST
- 11 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KU68
VFR
North Big Horn County Airport · Cowley
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
KPOY
—
Powell Municipal Airport · Powell
- WIND
- 290° / 12 ktG25
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM S
- AGE
- 30m ago
K6S0
VFR
Big Timber Airport · Big Timber
- WIND
- 090° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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