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// Station · 15m ago

KCHD

Chandler Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 1°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 1,243 FT
33.2691°N / 111.8110°W
LOCATION · Chandler, US
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
KCHD · 1,243 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KCHD 302047Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 30/01 A2990

KCHD · day 30 at 20:47 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
04R HDG 040° CALM 4,870'
22L HDG 220° CALM 4,870'
04L HDG 040° CALM 4,401'
22R HDG 220° CALM 4,401'
Pattern altitude: 2,243 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 +17°C

3,400FT
+2,157 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,700 2,600 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,243 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,261 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIGM (Kingman Airport, Kingman, elev 3,449 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%

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 · 16,395 FT KCHD ELEV · 1,243 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,395 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:20ZSUNRISE
19:26ZSOLAR NOON
02:31ZSUNSET
02:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:59Z (5h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:50Z MOONSET14:01Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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