// Station · 19m ago
KAPY
Zapata County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 11 kt G18
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 16.4°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 422 FT
26.9688°N / 99.2489°W
LOCATION · Zapata, US
WIND
100°11 kt
KAPY · 422 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/11G18
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / 16
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 100°/11 kt, gusting 18. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KAPY 142335Z AUTO 10011G18KT 7SM CLR 36/16 A2991 RMK AO2 T03600164
KAPY · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 100° at 11 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 11 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
100°11G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,422 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
3,000FT
+2,578 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV422 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT428 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2F5
(Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, elev 2,999 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
11:53ZSUNRISE
18:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:34ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (2h 06m)
DAY LENGTH13h 41m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:03Z
MOONSET01:44Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
MMNL
VFR
→
MVFR
12Z
Quetzalcóatl International Airport · Nuevo Laredo
- WIND
- 140° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 14m ago
KHBV
VFR
Jim Hogg County Airport · Hebbronville
- WIND
- 150° / 9 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLRD
VFR
→
MVFR
10Z
Laredo International Airport · Laredo
- WIND
- 110° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW085
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KBKS
VFR
Brooks County Airport · Falfurrias
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT230
- DIST
- 62 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KEBG
VFR
South Texas International at Edinburg Airport · Edinburg
- WIND
- 150° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 68 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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