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// Station · 11m ago

KDLF

Laughlin Air Force Base
CAT MVFR
WIND 130° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 1,700 ft
T/Td 28.1°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
WX VCTS
ELEV 1,082 FT
29.3595°N / 100.7780°W
LOCATION · Del Rio, US
N
WIND
130°11 kt
KDLF · 1,082 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN017
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN017 OVC032
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,700 ft. Moderate winds at 130°/11 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 1,700 ft, and overcast at 3,200 ft. Reported weather: VCTS. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDLF 111455Z AUTO 13011KT 10SM VCTS BKN017 OVC032 28/23 A3000 RMK AO2 CIG 017V032 BKN V SCT CIG 016 RWY31 SLP145 T02810230 50013 $

KDLF · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 1,700 ft · overcast at 3,200 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 11 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
130°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
13C HDG 130° H11 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 8,852'
13L HDG 130° H11 kt X0 kt 8,316'
13R HDG 130° H11 kt X0 kt 6,571'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
31C HDG 310° T11 kt X0 kt
31R HDG 310° T11 kt X0 kt
31L HDG 310° T11 kt X0 kt
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 +15°C

2,800FT
+1,718 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
4,000 3,250 2,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,082 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,000 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMDD (Midland Airpark, Midland, elev 2,803 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,274 FT BKN017 · CEILING OVC032 KDLF ELEV · 1,082 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC032
Overcast · base 3,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN017
Broken · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,274 ft VFR MARGIN-1,300 ft

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

11:52ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
01:46ZSUNSET
02:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (11h 07m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:18Z MOONSET23:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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