// Station · 26m ago

KAEX

Alexandria International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 89 FT

31.3258°N / 92.5467°W

LOCATION · Alexandria, US

WIND

310°3 kt

KAEX · 89 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAEX 111653Z AUTO 31003KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW RAE09 TSE05 SLP193 P0002 T02890233

KAEX · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 310° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

310°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 9,352'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 9,352'

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 +14°C

1,600FT

+1,511 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV89 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-82 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KERV (Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field, Kerrville, elev 1,617 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,685 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:15ZSUNRISE

18:16ZSOLAR NOON

01:18ZSUNSET

01:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (8h 26m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:45Z MOONSET22:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KESF

VFR

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · Alexandria

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW049
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KMKV

VFR

Marksville Municipal Airport · Marksville

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 4m ago

KACP

MVFR

Allen Parish Airport · Oakdale

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

KPOE

VFR

Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 37 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KIER

VFR

Natchitoches Regional Airport · Natchitoches

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 37 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

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