// Station · 23m ago
KAXA
Algona Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,219 FT
43.0781°N / 94.2718°W
LOCATION · Algona, US
WIND
200°7 kt
KAXA · 1,219 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 200°/7 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 KAXA 142055Z AUTO 20007KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3018 RMK A01
KAXA · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
200°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,895'
12
HDG 120°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
36
HDG 360°
T7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
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 +18°C
3,100FT
+1,881 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,219 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT956 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOEL
(Oakley Municipal Airport, Oakley, elev 3,045 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-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)
10:51ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (5h 12m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:56Z
MOONSET02:01Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEST
VFR
Estherville Municipal Airport · Estherville
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 29m ago
KFXY
VFR
Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
KCAV
VFR
Clarion Municipal Airport · Clarion
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KFOD
VFR
Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge
- WIND
- 180° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KFRM
VFR
Fairmont Municipal Airport · Fairmont
- WIND
- 210° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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