// Station · 7m ago

KAEX

Alexandria International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 120° / 7 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,000 ft

T/Td 24.4°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 89 FT

31.3258°N / 92.5467°W

LOCATION · Alexandria, US

WIND

120°7 kt

KAEX · 89 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/7

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN010

LAYERS

BKN010 OVC021

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Light winds at 120°/7 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 1,000 ft, and overcast at 2,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KAEX 271401Z 12007KT 9SM BKN010 OVC021 24/23 A2992 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S-W T02440233

KAEX · day 27 at 14:01 UTC · wind from 120° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 1,000 ft · overcast at 2,100 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,352'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,089 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 +10°C

1,200FT

+1,111 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV89 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT86 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFYV (Drake Field, Fayetteville, elev 1,251 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

OVC021

Overcast · base 2,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN010

Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,412 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

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

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:08ZSOLAR NOON

01:08ZSUNSET

01:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (11h 26m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:58Z MOONSET09:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KBAD

IFR → MVFR 16Z

Barksdale Air Force Base · Bossier City

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 91 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KSHV

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 94 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

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