// Station · 18m ago
KAIA
Alliance Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 15 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.9°C / 13.9°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 3,931 FT
42.0525°N / 102.8040°W
LOCATION · Alliance, US
WIND
160°15 kt
KAIA · 3,931 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 14
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 160°/15 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 KAIA 111553Z AUTO 16015KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02890139
KAIA · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 15 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
160°15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H15 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,311'
12
HDG 120°
H11 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
08
HDG 080°
H3 kt
X15 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
26
HDG 260°
T3 kt
X15 kt LEFT
—
30
HDG 300°
T11 kt
X10 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T15 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,931 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 +21°C
6,300FT
+2,369 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,931 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT3,739 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCYS
(Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field, Cheyenne, elev 6,159 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%
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-7)
11:26ZSUNRISE
18:57ZSOLAR NOON
02:28ZSUNSET
03:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:02Z (10h 50m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:54Z
MOONSET23:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KBFF
VFR
Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport · Scottsbluff
- WIND
- 130° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KCDR
VFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
- WIND
- 160° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KGRN
VFR
Gordon Municipal Airport · Gordon
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KIEN
VFR
Pine Ridge Airport · Pine Ridge
- WIND
- 190° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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