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// 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
N
WIND
110°11 kt
KAIT · 1,205 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,800 2,300 800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,841 FT KAIT ELEV · 1,205 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,841 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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