// Station · 32m ago
KDRA
Desert Rock Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / -6.1°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 3,314 FT
36.6194°N / 116.0330°W
LOCATION · Mercury, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KDRA · 3,314 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / -6
ALTIM
29.98"
// 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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METAR KDRA 111353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/M06 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02391061
KDRA · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
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 +15°C
5,100FT
+1,786 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,314 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT3,252 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKO
(Elko Regional Airport, Elko, elev 5,140 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+51%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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-8)
12:35ZSUNRISE
19:50ZSOLAR NOON
03:05ZSUNSET
03:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:35Z (13h 10m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:00Z
MOONSET00:29Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KINS
VFR
Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 30m ago
KVGT
VFR
North Las Vegas Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 310° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM SE
- AGE
- 32m ago
KLAS
VFR
Harry Reid International Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 300° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 29m ago
KLSV
VFR
Nellis Air Force Base · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 30m ago
KHND
VFR
Henderson Executive Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SE
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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