// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KINS
VFR
Creech Air Force Base · Indian Springs
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KVGT
VFR
North Las Vegas Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLAS
VFR
Harry Reid International Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KLSV
VFR
Nellis Air Force Base · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 140° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KHND
VFR
Henderson Executive Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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