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// Station · 19m ago

KDLS

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.9°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 247 FT
45.6210°N / 121.1708°W
LOCATION · Dallesport / The Dalles, US
N
WIND
300°9 kt
KDLS · 247 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 300°/9 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 KDLS 111353Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP132 T01890117

KDLS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 300° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
300°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
31 HDG 310° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,097'
25 HDG 250° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
07 HDG 070° T6 kt X7 kt LEFT
13 HDG 130° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT
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 +4°C

800FT
+553 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,800 1,600 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV247 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT235 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRI (Hermiston Municipal Airport, Hermiston, elev 644 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,792 FT KDLS ELEV · 247 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,792 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE
20:11ZSOLAR NOON
03:54ZSUNSET
04:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:31Z (14h 18m) DAY LENGTH15h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:51Z MOONSET01:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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