// Station · 3m ago

KCAO

Clayton Municipal Airpark

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 16 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29.4°C / 6.1°C

ALTIM 30.20 inHg

ELEV 4,965 FT

36.4462°N / 103.1670°W

LOCATION · Clayton, US

WIND

120°16 kt

KCAO · 4,965 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/16G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 6

ALTIM

30.20"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/16 kt, gusting 20. 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 142355Z AUTO 12016G20KT 10SM CLR 29/06 A3020 RMK AO2 PK WND 14028/2302 SLP158 T02940061 10311 20283 56010

KCAO · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 16 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 16 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°16G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,105'

20 HDG 200° H3 kt X16 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T3 kt X16 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T16 kt X0 kt — —

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 +24°C

7,500FT

+2,535 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,965 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT4,682 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

+75%

-53%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+53%

-34%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+30%

-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 LEVEL19,813 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:46ZSUNRISE

18:59ZSOLAR NOON

02:12ZSUNSET

02:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (2h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:56Z MOONSET02:22Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KDHT

VFR

Dalhart Municipal Airport · Dalhart

WIND: 110° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KDUX

VFR

Moore County Airport · Dumas

WIND: 120° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 66 NM SE
AGE: 23m ago

K8V7

VFR

Springfield Municipal Airport · Springfield

WIND: 130° / 15 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 66 NM NE
AGE: 23m ago

KRTN

VFR

Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field · Raton

WIND: 190° / 15 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 67 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KEHA

VFR

Elkhart Morton County Airport · Elkhart

WIND: 120° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM NE
AGE: 23m ago

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