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// Station · 18m ago

KALM

Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt G10
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 4,200 FT
32.8378°N / 105.9931°W
LOCATION · Alamogordo, US
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
KALM · 4,200 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4G10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
36 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt, gusting 10. 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 KALM 251755Z AUTO VRB04G10KT 10SM CLR 36/05 A3017 RMK AO2

KALM · day 25 at 17:55 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB4G10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 9,207'
22 HDG 220° CALM 9,207'
Pattern altitude: 5,200 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 +29°C

7,400FT
+3,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV4,200 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+29°C PRESSURE ALT3,946 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLAM (Los Alamos Airport, Los Alamos, elev 7,171 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+74%
-52%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+52%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-22%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 22,382 FT KALM ELEV · 4,200 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,382 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:35ZSUNRISE
19:07ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (7h 51m) DAY LENGTH13h 04m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE22:41Z MOONSET11:46Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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