// Station · 30m ago
KCNM
Cavern City Air Terminal
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 3,295 FT
32.3375°N / 104.2630°W
LOCATION · Carlsbad, US
WIND
100°5 kt
KCNM · 3,295 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 17
ALTIM
30.19"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 100°/5 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 KCNM 111353Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A3019 RMK AO2 PRESRR SLP159 T02560167
KCNM · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 5 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID
WIND
100°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,334'
14L
HDG 140°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
4,616'
14R
HDG 140°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
5,837'
03
HDG 030°
H2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
7,854'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
21
HDG 210°
T2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
32R
HDG 320°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
32L
HDG 320°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
26
HDG 260°
T5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,295 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
5,000FT
+1,705 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,295 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT3,024 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCAO
(Clayton Municipal Airpark, Clayton, elev 4,965 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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)
11:59ZSUNRISE
19:03ZSOLAR NOON
02:07ZSUNSET
02:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:23Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:35Z (12h 12m)
DAY LENGTH14h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:23Z
MOONSET23:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KATS
VFR
Artesia Municipal Airport · Artesia
- WIND
- 150° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 130° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM E
- AGE
- 33m ago
KROW
VFR
Roswell Air Center Airport · Roswell
- WIND
- 230° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM N
- AGE
- 32m ago
KINK
—
Winkler County Airport · Wink
- WIND
- 100° / 10 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM SE
- AGE
- 30m ago
KPEQ
VFR
Pecos Municipal Airport · Pecos
- WIND
- 080° / 13 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 69 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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