// Station · 30m 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
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// 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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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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:41ZSUNRISE
18:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:49ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (9h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:09Z
MOONSET23:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDYS
VFR
Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM W
- AGE
- 27m ago
KGZN
VFR
Gregory M. Simmons Memorial Airport · Cisco
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KCOM
VFR
Coleman Municipal Airport · Coleman
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT026
- DIST
- 37 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
KSWW
VFR
Avenger Field · Sweetwater
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KBKD
MVFR
Stephens County Airport · Breckenridge
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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