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// Station · 22m ago

KDRA

Desert Rock Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34.4°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,314 FT
36.6194°N / 116.0330°W
LOCATION · Mercury, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KDRA · 3,314 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KDRA 251753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP140 T03440050 10350 20233 50003

KDRA · day 25 at 17:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 7,515'
20 HDG 200° CALM 7,515'
Pattern altitude: 4,314 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

6,200FT
+2,886 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV3,314 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT3,110 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KELY (Ely Airport Yelland Field, Ely, elev 6,259 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+62%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 20,688 FT KDRA ELEV · 3,314 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,688 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:11ZSUNRISE
19:47ZSOLAR NOON
02:24ZSUNSET
02:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:51Z (8h 36m) DAY LENGTH13h 13m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE23:17Z MOONSET12:30Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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