// Station · 17m ago

KBTN

Britton Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 19 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 1,318 FT

45.8152°N / 97.7431°W

LOCATION · Britton, US

WIND

110°19 kt

KBTN · 1,318 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

SCT055 SCT065 BKN110

T / Td

25 / 15

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Brisk winds at 110°/19 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 5,500 ft, scattered at 6,500 ft, and broken at 11,000 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 KBTN 302050Z AUTO 11019KT 10SM SCT055 SCT065 BKN110 25/15 A2987 RMK AO2

KBTN · day 30 at 20:50 UTC · wind from 110° at 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 19 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

110°19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,210'

19 HDG 190° H3 kt X19 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01 HDG 010° T3 kt X19 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,318 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

2,900FT

+1,582 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,318 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,365 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

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,944 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

18:29ZSOLAR NOON

02:12ZSUNSET

02:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (5h 42m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:17Z MOONSET13:42Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGWR

VFR

Gwinner Roger Melroe Field · Gwinner

WIND: 100° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 25 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

K2D5

—

Oakes Municipal Airport · Oakes

WIND: 120° / 27 ktG33
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

K8D3

—

Sisseton Municipal Airport · Sisseton

WIND: 120° / 15 ktG26
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KABR

MVFR → IFR 14Z

Aberdeen Regional Airport · Aberdeen

WIND: 100° / 12 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 36 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KETH

VFR

Wheaton Municipal Airport · Lake Valley Township

WIND: 140° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 50 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

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