// Station · 18m ago

KDMA

Davis Monthan Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 35.5°C / 14.2°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 2,704 FT

32.1665°N / 110.8830°W

LOCATION · Tucson, US

WIND

260°10 kt

KDMA · 2,704 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

36 / 14

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/10 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 KDMA 111755Z AUTO 26010KT 10SM CLR 36/14 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP112 T03550142 10356 20277 58008 TSNO $

KDMA · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

260°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

30★ HDG 300° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,643'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T8 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,704 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 +26°C

5,700FT

+2,996 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,704 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT2,601 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0V7 (Kayenta Airport, Kayenta, elev 5,688 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+57%

-40%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+40%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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 LEVEL20,633 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE

19:30ZSOLAR NOON

02:33ZSUNSET

03:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (8h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:58Z MOONSET00:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KTUS

VFR

Tucson International Airport · Tucson

WIND: 280° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 4 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

KRYN

VFR

Ryan Field · Tucson

WIND: 270° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 28m ago

KAVQ

VFR

Marana Regional Airport · Marana

WIND: 320° / 8 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KMZJ

VFR

Pinal Airpark · Marana

WIND: 340° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KE77

VFR

San Manuel Airport · San Manuel

WIND: 010° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

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