// Station · 6m ago

KABR

Aberdeen Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.7°C / 14.4°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 1,302 FT

45.4491°N / 98.4218°W

LOCATION · Aberdeen, US

WIND

190°3 kt

KABR · 1,302 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120

T / Td

22 / 14

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 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 KABR 271253Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM FEW120 22/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02170144

KABR · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

190°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 6,901'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 6,901'

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 5,500'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 5,500'

Pattern altitude: 2,302 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 +9°C

2,300FT

+998 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,302 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,228 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KXWA (Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, elev 2,344 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,262 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:53ZSUNRISE

18:32ZSOLAR NOON

02:11ZSUNSET

02:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (13h 48m) DAY LENGTH15h 17m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:40Z MOONSET10:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

KATY

VFR

Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown

WIND: 360° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KHON

VFR

Huron Regional Airport · Huron

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

KMBG

VFR

Mobridge Municipal Airport · Mobridge

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 84 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KJMS

VFR

Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 90 NM N
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KPIR

VFR

Pierre Regional Airport · Pierre

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 102 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

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