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// Station · 8m ago

KDFI

Defiance Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.8°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 707 FT
41.3375°N / 84.4288°W
LOCATION · Defiance, US
N
WIND
260°6 kt
KDFI · 707 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/6 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 KDFI 142253Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP188 T03280217

KDFI · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,199'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,707 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 +19°C

2,800FT
+2,093 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,100 1,850 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV707 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT524 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLF (Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,273 FT KDFI ELEV · 707 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,273 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:17ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:11ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:25Z MOONSET01:19Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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