// Station · 27m ago

KDSM

Des Moines International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.7°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 958 FT

41.5340°N / 93.6567°W

LOCATION · Des Moines, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KDSM · 958 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW025

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,500 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 KDSM 111554Z COR VRB06KT 10SM FEW025 27/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02670206 $

KDSM · day 11 at 15:54 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 9,004'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 9,004'

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 9,001'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 9,001'

Pattern altitude: 1,958 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 +13°C

2,400FT

+1,442 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV958 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT766 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXN (Jim Kelly Field, Lexington, elev 2,413 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,443 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:51ZSUNRISE

18:21ZSOLAR NOON

01:50ZSUNSET

02:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (10h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:20Z MOONSET23:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KIKV

VFR

Ankeny Regional Airport · Ankeny

WIND: 080° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 10 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KAMW

VFR

Ames Municipal Airport · Ames

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 28m ago

KOXV

VFR

Knoxville Municipal Airport · Knoxville

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KPRO

VFR

Perry Municipal Airport · Perry

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KI75

VFR

Osceola Municipal Airport · Osceola

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT021
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

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