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// Station · 19m ago

KDRA

Desert Rock Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / -6.7°C
ALTIM 30.01 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 · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / -7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// 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 111453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/M07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP102 T02721067 51021

KDRA · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint -7°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.2 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 +19°C

5,500FT
+2,186 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
7,800 6,100 4,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,314 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT3,223 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTNX (Tonopah Test Range Airport, Tonopah, elev 5,549 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+55%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,051 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 LEVEL17,051 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:35ZSUNRISE
19:50ZSOLAR NOON
03:05ZSUNSET
03:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:35Z (12h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:01Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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