// Station · 4d ago · STALE · HARD STALE

KDPG

Michael AAF (Dugway Proving Ground) Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.7°C / -0.1°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 4,349 FT

40.1974°N / 112.9351°W

LOCATION · Dugway Proving Ground, US

WIND

280°6 kt

KDPG · 4,349 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW110 FEW200

T / Td

28 / 0

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 11,000 ft, and a few at 20,000 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 KDPG 082150Z 28006KT 50SM FEW110 FEW200 28/M00 A3009 RMK CB SH DSNT SE VIRGA DSNT E SLP146 T02771001 LAST

KDPG · day 8 at 21:50 UTC · wind from 280° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · a few clouds at 20,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.6 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 · 10,999'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,349 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 +21°C

6,700FT

+2,351 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV4,349 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT4,178 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KU55 (Panguitch Municipal Airport, Panguitch, elev 6,763 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+67%

-47%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+47%

-30%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+27%

-20%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW200

Few · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,339 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:40ZSUNRISE

19:19ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT06:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:25Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 18m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION4% MOONRISE15:12Z MOONSET02:30Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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