// Station · 9m ago

KCAO

Clayton Municipal Airpark

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 8 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / -3.3°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

ELEV 4,965 FT

36.4462°N / 103.1670°W

LOCATION · Clayton, US

WIND

230°8 kt

KCAO · 4,965 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/8G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / -3

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 kt, gusting 18. 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 KCAO 302055Z AUTO 23008G18KT 10SM CLR 28/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP043 T02781033 56012

KCAO · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 ktG18

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°8G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

20★ HDG 200° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,307'

30 HDG 300° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT 4,105'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

02 HDG 020° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 5,965 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 +23°C

7,800FT

+2,835 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,965 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT5,021 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KN24 (Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport, Questa, elev 7,700 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+78%

-55%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+55%

-35%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+31%

-23%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,005 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:38ZSUNRISE

18:51ZSOLAR NOON

02:05ZSUNSET

02:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:34Z (5h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 26m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:08Z MOONSET13:34Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KDHT

VFR

Dalhart Municipal Airport · Dalhart

WIND: 210° / 22 ktG35
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

KDUX

VFR

Moore County Airport · Dumas

WIND: 200° / 20 ktG30
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 66 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

K8V7

VFR

Springfield Municipal Airport · Springfield

WIND: 210° / 12 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 66 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KRTN

VFR

Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field · Raton

WIND: 200° / 18 ktG30
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KEHA

VFR

Elkhart Morton County Airport · Elkhart

WIND: 200° / 27 ktG34
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

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