// Station · 7m ago
KCDR
Chadron Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.9°C / 14.4°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 3,297 FT
42.8376°N / 103.0950°W
LOCATION · Chadron, US
WIND
160°10 kt
KCDR · 3,297 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/10
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 14
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 160°/10 kt. 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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METAR KCDR 111453Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02890144 53002 $
KCDR · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
160°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,400'
21
HDG 210°
H6 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
T6 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
30
HDG 300°
T8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,297 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 +20°C
5,600FT
+2,303 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,297 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT3,164 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCUT
(Custer County Airport, Custer, elev 5,602 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:25ZSUNRISE
18:58ZSOLAR NOON
02:32ZSUNSET
03:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:07Z (12h 07m)
DAY LENGTH15h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:50Z
MOONSET23:58Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KIEN
VFR
Pine Ridge Airport · Pine Ridge
- WIND
- 180° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGRN
VFR
Gordon Municipal Airport · Gordon
- WIND
- 200° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM E
- AGE
- 25m ago
KAIA
VFR
Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance
- WIND
- 170° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KCUT
VFR
Custer County Airport · Custer
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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