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// Station · 22m ago

KCDR

Chadron Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 3,297 FT
42.8376°N / 103.0950°W
LOCATION · Chadron, US
N
WIND
140°10 kt
KCDR · 3,297 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCDR 111353Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02670156 $

KCDR · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
140°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
12 HDG 120° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,400'
21 HDG 210° H3 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
03 HDG 030° T3 kt X9 kt RIGHT
30 HDG 300° T9 kt X3 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 +18°C

5,300FT
+2,003 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
6,700 5,400 4,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,297 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,173 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIBM (Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field, Kimball, elev 4,926 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+53%
-37%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+37%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+21%
-16%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,782 FT KCDR ELEV · 3,297 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,782 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:25ZSUNRISE
18:58ZSOLAR NOON
02:32ZSUNSET
03:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:07Z (12h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:49Z MOONSET23:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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