// Station · 3m ago

K9D7

Cando Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 17 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 1,481 FT

48.4800°N / 99.2359°W

LOCATION · Cando, US

WIND

130°17 kt

K9D7 · 1,481 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/17G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW065 SCT095

T / Td

26 / 4

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/17 kt, gusting 24. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,500 ft, and scattered at 9,500 ft. 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 K9D7 302015Z AUTO 13017G24KT 10SM FEW065 SCT095 26/04 A2996 RMK AO2

K9D7 · day 30 at 20:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 17 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,500 ft · scattered layer at 9,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 17 ktG24

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°17G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H15 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T15 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,481 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 +14°C

3,100FT

+1,619 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,481 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,440 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW (Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

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)

SCT095

Scattered · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW065

Few · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,612 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

02:29ZSUNSET

03:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:09Z (6h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 46m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:10Z MOONSET13:57Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KDVL

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Devils Lake Regional Airport · Devils Lake

WIND: 120° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

K06D

VFR

Rolla Municipal Airport · Rolla

WIND: 150° / 17 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 3m ago

KRUG

VFR

Rugby Municipal Airport · Rugby

WIND: 110° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

KD55

VFR

Robertson Field · Langdon

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

K5H4

VFR

Harvey Municipal Airport · Harvey

WIND: 130° / 17 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 50 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

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