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// KDFI · Defiance Memorial Airport · Defiance

// Station · 35m ago

KDFI

Defiance Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 707 FT
41.3375°N / 84.4288°W
LOCATION · Defiance, US
N
WIND
210°6 kt
KDFI · 707 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 05Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/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 130553Z AUTO 21006KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02110156 10228 20206 55007 $

KDFI · day 13 at 05:53 UTC · wind from 210° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
12★ HDG 120° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,199'
30 HDG 300° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
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 +8°C

1,700FT
+993 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV707 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT784 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFD (Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield, elev 1,297 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,364 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 LEVEL11,364 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:48ZSUNRISE
17:25ZSOLAR NOON
23:01ZSUNSET
23:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT06:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:29Z (17h 01m) DAY LENGTH11h 13m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION4% MOONRISE13:20Z MOONSET00:33Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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