// Station · 56m ago

KDLF

Laughlin Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,300 ft

T/Td 19.6°C / 17°C

ALTIM 29.76 inHg

ELEV 1,082 FT

29.3595°N / 100.7780°W

LOCATION · Del Rio, US

WIND

100°10 kt

KDLF · 1,082 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN043

LAYERS

BKN043

T / Td

20 / 17

ALTIM

29.76"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,300 ft. Moderate winds at 100°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,300 ft. 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 KDLF 270955Z AUTO 10010KT 10SM BKN043 20/17 A2976 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE SLP068 T01960170 $

KDLF · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,300 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

100°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

13C★ HDG 130° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,852'

13L HDG 130° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,316'

13R HDG 130° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT 6,571'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

31C HDG 310° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

31R HDG 310° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

31L HDG 310° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,082 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 +7°C

2,100FT

+1,018 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,082 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,239 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA (Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN043

Broken · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,981 ft VFR MARGIN+1,300 ft

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

11:46ZSUNRISE

18:41ZSOLAR NOON

01:36ZSUNSET

02:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (15h 11m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:29Z MOONSET10:19Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KDRT

VFR

Del Rio International Airport · Del Rio

WIND: 090° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC041
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KSOA

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Sonora Municipal Airport · Sonora

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 74 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

KJCT

LIFR → VFR 15Z

Kimble County Airport · Junction

WIND: 110° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 87 NM NE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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