// Station · 16m ago
KATY
Watertown Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 1,749 FT
44.9140°N / 97.1547°W
LOCATION · Watertown, US
WIND
180°8 kt
KATY · 1,749 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 21
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/8 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 KATY 111253Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02330206
KATY · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
180°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,893'
12
HDG 120°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,749 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 +11°C
3,000FT
+1,251 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,749 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT1,616 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 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-6)
10:54ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
02:16ZSUNSET
02:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:52Z (13h 42m)
DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:15Z
MOONSET23:38Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K1D1
VFR
Milbank Municipal Airport · Milbank
- WIND
- 160° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
K6E5
VFR
Wilder Airport · De Smet
- WIND
- 190° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KVVV
VFR
Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field · Ortonville
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT095
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
KBKX
VFR
Brookings Regional Airport · Brookings
- WIND
- 190° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCNB
VFR
Myers Field Airport · Canby
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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