// Station · 50m ago

KCOT

Cotulla-La Salle County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 12 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33.9°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 474 FT

28.4567°N / 99.2203°W

LOCATION · Cotulla, US

WIND

130°12 kt

KCOT · 474 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/12G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

34 / 19

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 kt, gusting 16. 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 KCOT 302053Z AUTO 13012G16KT 10SM CLR 34/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03390194 56021

KCOT · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 12 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°12G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,005'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T12 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,474 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

3,000FT

+2,526 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV474 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT563 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2F5 (Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, elev 2,999 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,595 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:30ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:43Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (4h 13m) DAY LENGTH13h 48m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:12Z MOONSET13:01Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCZT

VFR

Dimmit County Airport · Carrizo Springs

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KPEZ

VFR

Pleasanton Municipal Airport · Pleasanton

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

KUVA

VFR

Garner Field · Uvalde

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 53 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KHDO

VFR

South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo · Hondo

WIND: 130° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 52m ago

KLRD

VFR

Laredo International Airport · Laredo

WIND: 130° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 47m ago

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