// Station · 14m ago

KABI

Abilene Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29.4°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 1,791 FT

32.4113°N / 99.6819°W

LOCATION · Abilene, US

WIND

200°9 kt

KABI · 1,791 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/9 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 KABI 111552Z 20009KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02940217 $

KABI · day 11 at 15:52 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

200°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,678'

17L HDG 170° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT 7,198'

17R HDG 170° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT 7,208'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

04 HDG 040° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

35R HDG 350° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,791 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 +18°C

3,700FT

+1,909 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,791 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,608 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDUX (Moore County Airport, Dumas, elev 3,705 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,639 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE

18:45ZSOLAR NOON

01:49ZSUNSET

02:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (10h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:08Z MOONSET23:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KABI.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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