// Station · 21m ago

KAXN

Chandler Field

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 13 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.2°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 1,425 FT

45.8663°N / 95.3947°W

LOCATION · Alexandria, US

WIND

250°13 kt

KAXN · 1,425 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/13G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 16

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 250°/13 kt, gusting 19. 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 251753Z AUTO 25013G19KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02720161 10278 20183 58010

KAXN · day 25 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 13 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 13 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°13G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,098'

31 HDG 310° H7 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T6 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T11 kt X7 kt LEFT —

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 +15°C

3,200FT

+1,775 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,425 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,393 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP (Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

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. 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 LEVEL15,162 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:35ZSUNRISE

18:25ZSOLAR NOON

01:15ZSUNSET

01:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (7h 31m) DAY LENGTH13h 39m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE21:41Z MOONSET11:21Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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