// Station · 43m ago

KARA

Acadiana Regional Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 130° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,500 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 24 FT

30.0378°N / 91.8839°W

LOCATION · New Iberia, US

WIND

130°5 kt

KARA · 24 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN015

LAYERS

BKN015

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,500 ft. Light winds at 130°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 1,500 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KARA 271010Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM BKN015 24/23 A2987 RMK AO2 T02390233

KARA · day 27 at 10:10 UTC · wind from 130° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 1,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

130°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,002'

16W HDG 160° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

34 HDG 340° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

34W HDG 340° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,024 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 +9°C

1,200FT

+1,176 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT71 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFYV (Drake Field, Fayetteville, elev 1,251 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN015

Broken · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,095 ft VFR MARGIN-1,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:06ZSOLAR NOON

01:02ZSUNSET

01:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:29Z (14h 35m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:52Z MOONSET09:45Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLFT

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 11 NM NW
AGE: 44m ago

KBTR

IFR → MVFR 12Z

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport · Baton Rouge

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 48 NM NE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KLCH

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles

WIND: 150° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 70 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KESF

IFR

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · Alexandria

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 84 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

KMSY

VFR

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 84 NM E
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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