// Station · 29m ago

KCTB

Cut Bank International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 17.2°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 3,854 FT

48.6087°N / 112.3782°W

LOCATION · Cut Bank, US

WIND

310°5 kt

KCTB · 3,854 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

17 / 9

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCTB 111356Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01720089

KCTB · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

310°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

32★ HDG 320° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,300'

23 HDG 230° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,854 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 +10°C

5,100FT

+1,246 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,854 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT3,881 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K7S6 (White Sulphur Springs Airport, White Sulphur Springs, elev 5,061 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+51%

-36%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+36%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,541 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:40ZSUNRISE

19:36ZSOLAR NOON

03:31ZSUNSET

04:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:12Z (13h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 51m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:04Z MOONSET00:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CZPC

VFR

Pincher Creek Airport · Pincher Creek

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 84 NM NW
AGE: 25m ago

K7S0

VFR

Ronan Airport · Ronan

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 93 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

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