// Station · 18m ago
KARA
Acadiana Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
30.0378°N / 91.8839°W
LOCATION · New Iberia, US
WIND
120°3 kt
KARA · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 25
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/3 kt. 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 KARA 111253Z 12003KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02720250
KARA · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
120°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
16
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
8,002'
34
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
8,002'
16W
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
5,000'
34W
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
5,000'
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 +12°C
1,300FT
+1,276 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT-147 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMNZ
(Hamilton Municipal Airport, Hamilton, elev 1,299 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:15ZSUNRISE
18:14ZSOLAR NOON
01:12ZSUNSET
01:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (12h 28m)
DAY LENGTH13h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:37Z
MOONSET22:34Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLFT
VFR
Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KOPL
VFR
St Landry Parish Ahart Field · Opelousas
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KPTN
VFR
Harry P Williams Memorial Airport · Patterson
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
K3R7
VFR
Jennings Airport · Jennings
- WIND
- 110° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHZR
VFR
False River Regional Airport · New Roads
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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