// Station · 8m ago
KALM
Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 12 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 4,200 FT
32.8378°N / 105.9931°W
LOCATION · Alamogordo, US
WIND
170°12 kt
KALM · 4,200 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/12G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 13
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 170°/12 kt, gusting 17. 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 KALM 111615Z AUTO 17012G17KT 10SM CLR 29/13 A3014 RMK AO2
KALM · day 11 at 16:15 UTC · wind from 170° at 12 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 12 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
170°12G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,207'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
04
HDG 040°
T8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
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 +22°C
6,600FT
+2,400 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,200 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT3,979 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNT
(Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, elev 6,537 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+66%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%
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)
12:05ZSUNRISE
19:10ZSOLAR NOON
02:15ZSUNSET
02:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:23Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 51m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:43Z (10h 19m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:33Z
MOONSET23:44Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KHMN
VFR
Holloman Air Force Base · Alamogordo
- WIND
- 170° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN140
- DIST
- 6 NM W
- AGE
- 28m ago
KSRR
VFR
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Alto
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KLRU
VFR
Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces
- WIND
- 130° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KBIF
VFR
Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) · Fort Bliss/El Paso
- WIND
- 060° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 62 NM S
- AGE
- 28m ago
KELP
VFR
El Paso International Airport · El Paso
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW080
- DIST
- 65 NM S
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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