// Station · 25m ago

KAXS

Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 12 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

ELEV 1,433 FT

34.6979°N / 99.3385°W

LOCATION · Altus, US

WIND

150°12 kt

KAXS · 1,433 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/12G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT200

T / Td

31 / 21

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/12 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 20,000 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 302035Z AUTO 15012G18KT 10SM SCT200 31/21 A2978 RMK AO2

KAXS · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 150° at 12 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 12 ktG18

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

150°12G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,501'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T11 kt X4 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 +19°C

3,900FT

+2,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,433 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,572 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT200

Scattered · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,090 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:27ZSUNRISE

18:36ZSOLAR NOON

01:45ZSUNSET

02:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:14Z (5h 13m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:57Z MOONSET13:14Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KAXS.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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