// Station · 11m ago
KAXA
Algona Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 8 kt G13
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 7,500 ft
T/Td 23°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 1,219 FT
43.0781°N / 94.2718°W
LOCATION · Algona, US
WIND
110°8 kt
KAXA · 1,219 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/8G13
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
BKN075
LAYERS
BKN075 BKN085
T / Td
23 / 18
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 7,500 ft. Moderate winds at 110°/8 kt, gusting 13, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 7,500 ft, and broken at 8,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KAXA 301915Z AUTO 11008G13KT 9SM BKN075 BKN085 23/18 A2996 RMK A01
KAXA · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 110° at 8 kt, gusts to 13 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 7,500 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 8 ktG13
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
110°8G13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,960'
18
HDG 180°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 62%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
30
HDG 300°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,219 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 +10°C
2,400FT
+1,181 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,219 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT1,178 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:42ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:49ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (6h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 06m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:09Z
MOONSET13:15Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEST
VFR
Estherville Municipal Airport · Estherville
- WIND
- 120° / 20 ktG31
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC065
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 37m ago
KFXY
VFR
Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City
- WIND
- 130° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN090
- DIST
- 30 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KCAV
VFR
Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion
- WIND
- 140° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC075
- DIST
- 30 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFOD
VFR
Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge
- WIND
- 110° / 18 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 32 NM S
- AGE
- 30m ago
KFRM
VFR
Fairmont Municipal Airport · Fairmont
- WIND
- 150° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 35 NM N
- AGE
- 30m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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