// Station · 2m ago
KATS
Artesia Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 11 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / -4°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 3,541 FT
32.8525°N / 104.4680°W
LOCATION · Artesia, US
WIND
220°11 kt
KATS · 3,541 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/11G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / -4
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/11 kt, gusting 19. 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 KATS 302055Z AUTO 22011G19KT 10SM CLR 33/M04 A2988 RMK AO2
KATS · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 11 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 11 ktG19
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
220°11G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 6,800'
13
HDG 130°
H0 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 58%
31
HDG 310°
H0 kt
X11 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 58%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
04
HDG 040°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
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
6,600FT
+3,059 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,541 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT3,580 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNT
(Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, elev 6,537 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+66%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%
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)
11:52ZSUNRISE
18:56ZSOLAR NOON
02:01ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (5h 32m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:22Z
MOONSET13:30Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KROW
VFR
Roswell Air Center Airport · Roswell
- WIND
- 200° / 7 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KCNM
VFR
Cavern City Air Terminal · Carlsbad
- WIND
- 260° / 14 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 240° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KE57
VFR
Denver City Airport · Denver City
- WIND
- 240° / 14 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 82 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KHMN
VFR
Holloman Air Force Base · Alamogordo
- WIND
- 180° / 3 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 83 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
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