// Station · 23m ago
KALX
Thomas C Russell Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 686 FT
32.9147°N / 85.9630°W
LOCATION · Alexander City, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KALX · 686 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 24
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KALX 142055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W P0018
KALX · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
5,422'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
5,422'
Pattern altitude: 1,686 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 +13°C
2,100FT
+1,414 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV686 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT533 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5
(Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
10:46ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
00:54ZSUNSET
01:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 36m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (4h 04m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:51Z
MOONSET00:59Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSCD
VFR
Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport · Sylacauga
- WIND
- 190° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW210
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
KASN
VFR
Talladega Municipal Airport · Talladega
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 40 NM N
- AGE
- 23m ago
K1A9
VFR
Prattville - Grouby Field · Prattville
- WIND
- 210° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT011
- DIST
- 40 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KANB
VFR
Anniston Regional Airport · Anniston
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 25m ago
KPLR
VFR
St Clair County Airport · Pell City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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