// Station · 27m ago
KDMA
Davis Monthan Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36.3°C / 13.7°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 2,704 FT
32.1665°N / 110.8830°W
LOCATION · Tucson, US
WIND
280°6 kt
KDMA · 2,704 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / 14
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/6 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 KDMA 111855Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 36/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP110 T03630137 TSNO $
KDMA · day 11 at 18:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
280°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 13,643'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T6 kt
X2 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
5,800FT
+3,096 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,704 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+26°C
PRESSURE ALT2,613 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTYL
(Taylor Airport, Taylor, elev 5,823 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
12:26ZSUNRISE
19:30ZSOLAR NOON
02:33ZSUNSET
03:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (7h 39m)
DAY LENGTH14h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE10:00Z
MOONSET00:08Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTUS
VFR
Tucson International Airport · Tucson
- WIND
- 010° / 12 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 4 NM SW
- AGE
- 29m ago
KRYN
VFR
Ryan Field · Tucson
- WIND
- 290° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM W
- AGE
- 37m ago
KAVQ
VFR
Marana Regional Airport · Marana
- WIND
- 340° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMZJ
VFR
Pinal Airpark · Marana
- WIND
- 280° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KE77
VFR
San Manuel Airport · San Manuel
- WIND
- VRB / 5 ktG11
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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