// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
K4S2
VFR
Ken Jernstedt Airfield · Hood River
- WIND
- 310° / 9 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KTTD
MVFR
→
VFR
19Z
Portland Troutdale Airport · Portland
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC030
- DIST
- 52 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KS33
VFR
Madras Municipal Airport · Madras
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KPDX
MVFR
→
VFR
19Z
Portland International Airport · Portland
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN022
- DIST
- 60 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
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