// Station · 27m ago

KAXS

Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 18 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,500 ft

T/Td 34°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,433 FT

34.6979°N / 99.3385°W

LOCATION · Altus, US

WIND

090°18 kt

KAXS · 1,433 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN085

LAYERS

SCT060 SCT075 BKN085

T / Td

34 / 17

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,500 ft. Brisk winds at 090°/18 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 6,000 ft, scattered at 7,500 ft, and broken at 8,500 ft. 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 KAXS 142235Z AUTO 09018KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 BKN085 34/17 A3003 RMK AO2

KAXS · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 090° at 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 18 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H3 kt X18 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,501'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T3 kt X18 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,433 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 +22°C

3,900FT

+2,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,433 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT1,321 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRX (Hereford Municipal Airport, Hereford, elev 3,788 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+39%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN085

Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL18,605 ft VFR MARGIN+5,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:35ZSUNRISE

18:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:52ZSUNSET

02:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:21Z (3h 19m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:44Z MOONSET02:00Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KLTS

VFR

Altus Air Force Base · Altus

WIND: 100° / 19 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW065
DIST: 4 NM SE
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KHBR

VFR

Hobart Regional Airport · Hobart

WIND: 150° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KFDR

VFR

Frederick Regional Airport · Frederick

WIND: 130° / 18 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KF05

VFR

Wilbarger County Airport · Vernon

WIND: 100° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 28 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

KCSM

VFR

Clinton Sherman Airport · Clinton

WIND: 100° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

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