// Station · 24m ago

KAXN

Chandler Field

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 11 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 1,425 FT

45.8663°N / 95.3947°W

LOCATION · Alexandria, US

WIND

200°11 kt

KAXN · 1,425 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/11G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 21

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/11 kt, gusting 20. 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 KAXN 111553Z AUTO 20011G20KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02890211

KAXN · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 11 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 11 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

200°11G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,098'

13 HDG 130° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT 5,099'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,425 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 +16°C

3,300FT

+1,875 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,425 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,283 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K9V6 (Martin Municipal Airport, Martin, elev 3,293 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,021 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

02:12ZSUNSET

02:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (10h 32m) DAY LENGTH15h 29m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:11Z MOONSET23:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFFM

VFR

Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field · Fergus Falls

WIND: 180° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM NW
AGE: 2m ago

KLXL

VFR

Little Falls-Morrison County-Lindbergh field · Little Falls

WIND: 150° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 44 NM E
AGE: 2m ago

KRYM

VFR

Ray S Miller Army Air Field · Fort Ripley

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 1h 22m ago

KAQP

VFR

Appleton Municipal Airport · Appleton

WIND: 190° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

KBDH

VFR

Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) · Willmar

WIND: 170° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 2m ago

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