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// Station · 15m ago

KDNS

Denison Municipal Airport
CAT
WIND 140° / 11 kt
VIS
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 1,274 FT
41.9864°N / 95.3807°W
LOCATION · Denison, US
N
WIND
140°11 kt
KDNS · 1,274 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/11
 
 
 
VIS
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW030 SCT035
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/11 kt. Visibility unreported and a few at 3,000 ft, and scattered at 3,500 ft. 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 KDNS 302135Z AUTO 14011KT FEW030 SCT035 26/22 A2990 RMK AO2

KDNS · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 140° at 11 kt · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
140°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
12 HDG 120° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'
18 HDG 180° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
36 HDG 360° T8 kt X7 kt RIGHT
30 HDG 300° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,274 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 +14°C

2,900FT
+1,626 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,274 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,292 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,405 FT FEW030 SCT035 KDNS ELEV · 1,274 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT035
Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW030
Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,405 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:51ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (4h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 59m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:22Z MOONSET13:21Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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