// Station · 57m ago
KAXN
Chandler Field
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.2°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 1,425 FT
45.8663°N / 95.3947°W
LOCATION · Alexandria, US
WIND
240°3 kt
KAXN · 1,425 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 11
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/3 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 KAXN 270853Z AUTO 24003KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01720111 53017
KAXN · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
240°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
5,099'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
5,099'
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
4,098'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
4,098'
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 +5°C
1,900FT
+475 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,425 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT1,343 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KELO
(Ely Municipal Airport, Ely, elev 1,456 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
10:39ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
02:00ZSUNSET
02:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:37Z (16h 47m)
DAY LENGTH15h 20m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:20Z
MOONSET10:41Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KSTC
VFR
→
MVFR
10Z
Saint Cloud Regional Airport · Saint Cloud
- WIND
- 120° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM E
- AGE
- 57m ago
KBRD
VFR
→
IFR
10Z
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 62 NM NE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KRWF
VFR
Redwood Falls Municipal Airport · Redwood Falls
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 80 NM S
- AGE
- 57m ago
KFAR
VFR
Hector International Airport · Fargo
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 86 NM NW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KATY
VFR
Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown
- WIND
- 040° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 94 NM SW
- AGE
- 57m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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