// Station · 21m ago
KAIT
Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 11 kt G14
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 1,205 FT
46.5484°N / 93.6768°W
LOCATION · Aitkin, US
WIND
110°11 kt
KAIT · 1,205 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/11G14
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 12
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 110°/11 kt, gusting 14. 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 KAIT 302035Z AUTO 11011G14KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A3006 RMK AO2
KAIT · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 110° at 11 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 11 ktG14
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
110°11G14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H10 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,123'
16
HDG 160°
H7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 57%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
34
HDG 340°
T7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
26
HDG 260°
T10 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,205 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
2,800FT
+1,595 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,205 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT1,063 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO
(Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
10:28ZSUNRISE
18:13ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 02m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:37Z (5h 40m)
DAY LENGTH15h 31m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:57Z
MOONSET13:28Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHZX
VFR
Isedor Iverson Airport · Mc Gregor
- WIND
- 110° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KBRD
VFR
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KPWC
VFR
Pine River Regional Airport · Pine River
- WIND
- 120° / 14 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 31 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KXVG
VFR
Longville Municipal Airport · Longville
- WIND
- 090° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KMZH
VFR
Moose Lake Carlton County Airport · Moose Lake
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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