// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE
KCNM
Cavern City Air Terminal
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14.4°C / 13.3°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 3,295 FT
32.3375°N / 104.2630°W
LOCATION · Carlsbad, US
WIND
240°5 kt
KCNM · 3,295 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
14 / 13
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/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 270953Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 14/13 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP077 T01440133
KCNM · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 5 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID
WIND
240°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,334'
21
HDG 210°
H4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
7,854'
32R
HDG 320°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
4,616'
32L
HDG 320°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
5,837'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
14L
HDG 140°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
14R
HDG 140°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
03
HDG 030°
T4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
08
HDG 080°
T5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +6°C
4,000FT
+705 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,295 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT3,322 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTCC
(Tucumcari Municipal Airport, Tucumcari, elev 4,065 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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)
11:54ZSUNRISE
18:55ZSOLAR NOON
01:57ZSUNSET
02:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (15h 31m)
DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:36Z
MOONSET10:40Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KHOB
LIFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 130° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 2.5 SM
- CEILING
- OVC004
- DIST
- 57 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KROW
MVFR
Roswell Air Center Airport · Roswell
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC021
- DIST
- 59 NM N
- AGE
- 2m ago
KHMN
VFR
Holloman Air Force Base · Alamogordo
- WIND
- 180° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 98 NM W
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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