// Station · 13m ago

KAXA

Algona Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 11 kt G16

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 15°C / 13°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 1,219 FT

43.0781°N / 94.2718°W

LOCATION · Algona, US

WIND

290°11 kt

KAXA · 1,219 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/11G16

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

15 / 13

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/11 kt, gusting 16. 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 130215Z AUTO 29011G16KT 8SM CLR 15/13 A2977 RMK A01

KAXA · day 13 at 02:15 UTC · wind from 290° at 11 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 11 ktG16

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

290°11G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

30★ HDG 300° H11 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,960'

36 HDG 360° H4 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18 HDG 180° T4 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

12 HDG 120° T11 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 +3°C

1,700FT

+481 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,219 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT1,367 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

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,795 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:28ZSUNRISE

18:04ZSOLAR NOON

23:41ZSUNSET

00:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:09Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 13m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:51Z MOONSET01:05Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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