// Station · 5m ago
KAEL
Albert Lea Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 24.4°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,260 FT
43.6815°N / 93.3672°W
LOCATION · Albert Lea, US
WIND
240°3 kt
KAEL · 1,260 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/3 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 KAEL 150015Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3017 RMK AO2 T03000244
KAEL · day 15 at 00:15 UTC · wind from 240° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
240°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
5,000'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
5,000'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
2,898'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
2,898'
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 +17°C
3,000FT
+1,740 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,260 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,006 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:45ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
01:54ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 34m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (2h 08m)
DAY LENGTH15h 09m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:56Z
MOONSET02:05Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAUM
VFR
Austin Municipal Airport · Austin
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KACQ
VFR
Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KOWA
VFR
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport · Owatonna
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KFXY
VFR
Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KTOB
VFR
Dodge Center Airport · Dodge Center
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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