// Station · 12m ago
KAIA
Alliance Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 7 kt
VIS 6.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.3°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 3,931 FT
42.0525°N / 102.8040°W
LOCATION · Alliance, US
WIND
160°7 kt
KAIA · 3,931 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/7
VIS
6.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / 17
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 160°/7 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: BR. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KAIA 111253Z AUTO 16007KT 6SM BR CLR 18/17 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01830172
KAIA · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
160°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,311'
12
HDG 120°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
9,203'
08
HDG 080°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
26
HDG 260°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
30
HDG 300°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T7 kt
X1 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 +11°C
5,000FT
+1,069 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,931 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT3,727 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIBM
(Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field, Kimball, elev 4,926 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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
CURRENT13:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:02Z (13h 57m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:48Z
MOONSET23:50Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KBFF
VFR
Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport · Scottsbluff
- WIND
- 110° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KCDR
VFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
- WIND
- 150° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KGRN
VFR
Gordon Municipal Airport · Gordon
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KIEN
VFR
Pine Ridge Airport · Pine Ridge
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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