// Station · 58m ago
KCUT
Custer County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.6°C / 5.6°C
ALTIM 30.26 inHg
ELEV 5,602 FT
43.7333°N / 103.6180°W
LOCATION · Custer, US
WIND
130°7 kt
KCUT · 5,602 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 6
ALTIM
30.26"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 130°/7 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 KCUT 142253Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM CLR 31/06 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP167 T03060056
KCUT · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.26" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
130°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
26
HDG 260°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 6,602 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 +26°C
8,400FT
+2,798 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,602 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+26°C
PRESSURE ALT5,260 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNB
(Granby Grand County Airport, Granby, elev 8,203 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+84%
-59%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+59%
-38%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-25%
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)
11:26ZSUNRISE
19:01ZSOLAR NOON
02:36ZSUNSET
03:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:10Z (3h 19m)
DAY LENGTH15h 09m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:36Z
MOONSET02:45Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRAP
VFR
Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City
- WIND
- 130° / 15 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 59m ago
KECS
—
Mondell Field · Newcastle
- WIND
- 140° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KRCA
VFR
Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City
- WIND
- 150° / 18 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NE
- AGE
- 56m ago
K49B
VFR
Sturgis Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 140° / 19 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KSPF
VFR
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish
- WIND
- 140° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
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