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// Station · 25m ago

KADS

Addison Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 644 FT
32.9686°N / 96.8364°W
LOCATION · Dallas, US
N
WIND
160°11 kt
KADS · 644 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW050
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/11 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 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 KADS 150047Z 16011KT 13SM FEW050 28/20 A3004

KADS · day 15 at 00:47 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
160°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H11 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 7,203'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T11 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,644 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

2,200FT
+1,556 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,100 2,000 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV644 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT520 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA (Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,785 FT FEW050 KADS ELEV · 644 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,785 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:30ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:38ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (53m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:42Z MOONSET01:50Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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