// Station · 19m ago
KAMW
Ames Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 956 FT
41.9920°N / 93.6218°W
LOCATION · Ames, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KAMW · 956 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 22
ALTIM
30.14"
// 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 KAMW 150153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP196 T02560222 $
KAMW · day 15 at 01:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.6 mb
// 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
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
5,701'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
5,701'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
3,491'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
3,491'
Pattern altitude: 1,956 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 +12°C
2,200FT
+1,244 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV956 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT735 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBUB
(Cram Field, Burwell, elev 2,182 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
10:52ZSUNRISE
18:21ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (11m)
DAY LENGTH14h 57m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:07Z
MOONSET02:04Z
FULL MOON IN14 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBNW
VFR
Boone Municipal Airport · Boone
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KIKV
VFR
Ankeny Regional Airport · Ankeny
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 37m ago
KPRO
VFR
Perry Municipal Airport · Perry
- WIND
- 010° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KDSM
VFR
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW300
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 18m ago
KEBS
VFR
Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
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