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// KAXA · Algona Municipal Airport · Algona

// Station · 21m ago

KAXA

Algona Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 10 kt G17
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.75 inHg
ELEV 1,219 FT
43.0781°N / 94.2718°W
LOCATION · Algona, US
N
WIND
290°10 kt
KAXA · 1,219 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/10G17
 
 
 
VIS
8.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.75"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/10 kt, gusting 17. Visibility 8.0 SM 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 KAXA 130135Z AUTO 29010G17KT 8SM CLR 16/13 A2975 RMK A01

KAXA · day 13 at 01:35 UTC · wind from 290° at 10 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.75" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 10 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
290°10G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
30★ HDG 300° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,960'
36 HDG 360° H3 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
18 HDG 180° T3 kt X9 kt RIGHT —
12 HDG 120° T10 kt X2 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 +4°C

1,800FT
+581 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV1,219 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,388 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KISB (Sibley Municipal Airport, Sibley, elev 1,538 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,300 FT KAXA ELEV · 1,219 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,300 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

12:28ZSUNRISE
18:04ZSOLAR NOON
23:41ZSUNSET
00:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:09Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 13m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:50Z MOONSET01:04Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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