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// Station · 5m ago

KAUN

Auburn Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 8 kt G14
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 1,539 FT
38.9548°N / 121.0820°W
LOCATION · Auburn, US
N
WIND
280°8 kt
KAUN · 1,539 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/8G14
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
36 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/8 kt, gusting 14. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAUN 142255Z AUTO 28008G14KT 10SM CLR 36/12 A2998 RMK A01

KAUN · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 8 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 8 ktG14
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°8G14 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
25 HDG 250° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
07 HDG 070° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,539 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 +24°C

4,300FT
+2,761 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
4,600 3,500 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,539 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT1,477 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAAT (Alturas Municipal Airport, Alturas, elev 4,378 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,721 FT KAUN ELEV · 1,539 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,721 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:51ZSUNRISE
20:11ZSOLAR NOON
03:31ZSUNSET
04:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:02Z (5h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:59Z MOONSET03:39Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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