// Station · 56m ago

KDLS

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 14 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 15.6°C / 8.3°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

ELEV 247 FT

45.6210°N / 121.1708°W

LOCATION · Dallesport / The Dalles, US

WIND

320°14 kt

KDLS · 247 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/14G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

BKN070

T / Td

16 / 8

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Brisk winds at 320°/14 kt, gusting 24, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 7,000 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 KDLS 270853Z AUTO 32014G24KT 10SM BKN070 16/08 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP098 T01560083 50002

KDLS · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 320° at 14 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 14 ktG24

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

320°14G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H14 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,097'

25 HDG 250° H5 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 54%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

07 HDG 070° T5 kt X13 kt LEFT —

13 HDG 130° T14 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,247 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 +1°C

500FT

+253 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV247 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT345 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEUG (Eugene Airport, Eugene, elev 374 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,126 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:23ZSUNRISE

20:03ZSOLAR NOON

03:42ZSUNSET

04:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:19Z (18h 30m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:04Z MOONSET12:23Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KTTD

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

KPDX

VFR

Portland International Airport · Portland

WIND: 330° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 60 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

KYKM

VFR

Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima

WIND: 330° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM NE
AGE: 56m ago

KUAO

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Aurora State Airport · Aurora

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 71 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

KHIO

VFR

Portland Hillsboro Airport · Portland

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 75 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

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