// Station · 13m ago
KALO
Waterloo Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 873 FT
42.5571°N / 92.4003°W
LOCATION · Waterloo, US
WIND
060°6 kt
KALO · 873 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 16
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/6 kt. 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 KALO 112054Z 06006KT 10SM CLR 29/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02940161 56008
KALO · day 11 at 20:54 UTC · wind from 060° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
060°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H3 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,399'
36
HDG 360°
H3 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
6,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T3 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
18
HDG 180°
T3 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,873 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 +16°C
2,600FT
+1,727 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV873 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT702 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW
(Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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)
10:43ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:48ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (5h 15m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9%
MOONRISE08:21Z
MOONSET23:26Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOLZ
VFR
Oelwein Municipal Airport · Oelwein
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KIIB
VFR
Independence Municipal Airport · Independence
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KCCY
VFR
Northeast Iowa Regional Airport · Charles City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT045
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KMIW
VFR
Marshalltown Municipal Airport · Marshalltown
- WIND
- 090° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KHPT
VFR
Hampton Municipal Airport · Hampton
- WIND
- 100° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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