// Station · 16m ago
KATS
Artesia Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 3,541 FT
32.8525°N / 104.4680°W
LOCATION · Artesia, US
WIND
110°12 kt
KATS · 3,541 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW090
T / Td
33 / 11
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 110°/12 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 9,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KATS 142335Z AUTO 11012KT 10SM FEW090 33/11 A3008 RMK AO2
KATS · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 110° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 9,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
110°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,132'
04
HDG 040°
H4 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T4 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
31
HDG 310°
T11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,541 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 +25°C
6,300FT
+2,759 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,541 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT3,379 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSAF
(Santa Fe Municipal Airport, Santa Fe, elev 6,348 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
12:00ZSUNRISE
19:04ZSOLAR NOON
02:08ZSUNSET
02:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (2h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 07m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:10Z
MOONSET02:18Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KROW
VFR
Roswell Air Center Airport · Roswell
- WIND
- 140° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT100
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KCNM
VFR
Cavern City Air Terminal · Carlsbad
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW085
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 080° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW080
- DIST
- 64 NM E
- AGE
- 1m ago
KSRR
VFR
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Alto
- WIND
- 130° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 65 NM NW
- AGE
- 16m ago
KALM
VFR
Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo
- WIND
- 250° / 13 ktG25
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 77 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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