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// Station · 17m ago

K8D3

Sisseton Municipal Airport
CAT
WIND 210° / 8 kt
VIS
CEILING
T/Td 33.3°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,161 FT
45.6699°N / 96.9942°W
LOCATION · Sisseton, US
N
WIND
210°8 kt
K8D3 · 1,161 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/8
 
 
 
VIS
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/8 kt. Visibility unreported 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 K8D3 142156Z AUTO 21008KT 33/21 A3008 RMK AO1 SLP161 T03330206

K8D3 · day 14 at 21:56 UTC · wind from 210° at 8 kt · temp 33°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1016.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
22 HDG 220° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 1,914'
16 HDG 160° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34 HDG 340° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT
04 HDG 040° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,161 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 +20°C

3,400FT
+2,239 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,600 2,750 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,161 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT999 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIEN (Pine Ridge Airport, Pine Ridge, elev 3,333 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%

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 · 17,979 FT K8D3 ELEV · 1,161 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,979 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:53ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
02:16ZSUNSET
02:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:53Z (4h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 23m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:59Z MOONSET02:22Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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