// Station · 3m ago

KAEL

Albert Lea Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 14 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 19,000 ft

T/Td 28.1°C / 11.3°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,260 FT

43.6815°N / 93.3672°W

LOCATION · Albert Lea, US

WIND

120°14 kt

KAEL · 1,260 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/14G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC190

LAYERS

FEW075 OVC190

T / Td

28 / 11

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 19,000 ft. Brisk winds at 120°/14 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 7,500 ft, and overcast at 19,000 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 KAEL 302055Z AUTO 12014G22KT 10SM FEW075 OVC190 28/11 A2997 RMK AO2 T02810113 58006

KAEL · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 14 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · overcast at 19,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 14 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°14G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'

05 HDG 050° H5 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T5 kt X13 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,260 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 +15°C

3,100FT

+1,840 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,260 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,207 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR (Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 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)

OVC190

Overcast · base 19,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW075

Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING19,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER19,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,452 ft VFR MARGIN+16,000 ft

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

10:37ZSUNRISE

18:12ZSOLAR NOON

01:47ZSUNSET

02:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (5h 24m) DAY LENGTH15h 10m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:06Z MOONSET13:17Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KAUM

VFR

Austin Municipal Airport · Austin

WIND: 100° / 16 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC200
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KACQ

VFR

Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca

WIND: 100° / 20 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

KOWA

VFR

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport · Owatonna

WIND: 110° / 13 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN210
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

KFXY

VFR

Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City

WIND: 140° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 29 NM SW
AGE: 23m ago

KTOB

VFR

Dodge Center Airport · Dodge Center

WIND: 110° / 18 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN260
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

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