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// Station · 32m ago

KAXN

Chandler Field
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 1,425 FT
45.8663°N / 95.3947°W
LOCATION · Alexandria, US
N
WIND
190°9 kt
KAXN · 1,425 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 190°/9 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAXN 111353Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02560194

KAXN · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
22 HDG 220° H8 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,098'
13 HDG 130° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT
04 HDG 040° T8 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 +13°C

2,800FT
+1,375 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,600 2,900 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,425 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,272 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,354 FT KAXN ELEV · 1,425 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,354 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE
18:28ZSOLAR NOON
02:12ZSUNSET
02:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (12h 24m) DAY LENGTH15h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET23:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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