// Station · 15m ago

KANW

Ainsworth Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 19 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,900 ft

T/Td 25.5°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 2,589 FT

42.5792°N / 99.9930°W

LOCATION · Ainsworth, US

WIND

150°19 kt

KANW · 2,589 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/19G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN049

LAYERS

SCT032 BKN049 OVC060

T / Td

26 / 17

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,900 ft. Brisk winds at 150°/19 kt, gusting 23, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, broken at 4,900 ft, and overcast at 6,000 ft. 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 KANW 302135Z AUTO 15019G23KT 10SM SCT032 BKN049 OVC060 26/17 A2983 RMK AO2 T02550172

KANW · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 150° at 19 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · broken layer at 4,900 ft · overcast at 6,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 19 ktG23

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

150°19G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H18 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,501'

17 HDG 170° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT 6,824'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T18 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,589 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

4,600FT

+2,011 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,589 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,678 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNY (Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field, Sidney, elev 4,313 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+46%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC060

Overcast · base 6,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN049

Broken · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,468 ft VFR MARGIN+1,900 ft

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

11:07ZSUNRISE

18:38ZSOLAR NOON

02:10ZSUNSET

02:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:44Z (4h 54m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:38Z MOONSET13:41Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KVTN

VFR

Miller Field · Valentine

WIND: 120° / 18 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 30 NM NW
AGE: 58m ago

KTIF

VFR

Thomas County Airport · Thedford

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

KICR

VFR

Winner Regional Airport · Winner

WIND: 110° / 15 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 49 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

KSUO

VFR

Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport · Rosebud

WIND: 120° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW048
DIST: 56 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

KONL

VFR

O'Neill Municipal Airport–John L Baker Field · O'Neill

WIND: 130° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 58 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

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