// Station · 19m ago

KDLS

Columbia Gorge Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 12 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21.1°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 247 FT

45.6210°N / 121.1708°W

LOCATION · Dallesport / The Dalles, US

WIND

310°12 kt

KDLS · 247 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/12G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 12

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 310°/12 kt, gusting 22. 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 111553Z AUTO 31012G22KT 10SM CLR 21/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02110117

KDLS · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 310° at 12 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 12 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

310°12G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,097'

25 HDG 250° H6 kt X10 kt RIGHT 4,647'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

07 HDG 070° T6 kt X10 kt LEFT —

13 HDG 130° T12 kt X0 kt — —

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 +7°C

1,000FT

+753 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV247 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT224 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3S8 (Grants Pass Airport, Grants Pass, elev 1,126 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+10%

-7%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+7%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,904 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE

20:11ZSOLAR NOON

03:54ZSUNSET

04:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:31Z (12h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:55Z MOONSET01:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KDLS.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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