// Station · 4m ago
KDTL
Detroit Lakes Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 13 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 18,000 ft
T/Td 27°C / 10.4°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 1,397 FT
46.8243°N / 95.8833°W
LOCATION · Detroit Lakes, US
WIND
130°13 kt
KDTL · 1,397 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC180
LAYERS
OVC180
T / Td
27 / 10
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 18,000 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/13 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 18,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KDTL 302055Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM OVC180 27/10 A2997 RMK AO2 T02700104 58005
KDTL · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 18,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
130°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H13 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,201'
17
HDG 170°
H10 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 62%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T10 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,397 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
3,100FT
+1,703 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,397 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT1,344 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:35ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
02:09ZSUNSET
02:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (5h 48m)
DAY LENGTH15h 33m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:05Z
MOONSET13:38Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KJKJ
VFR
Moorhead Municipal Airport · Moorhead
- WIND
- 140° / 8 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KPKD
VFR
Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field · Park Rapids
- WIND
- 140° / 15 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
KFFM
VFR
Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field · Fergus Falls
- WIND
- 140° / 16 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KADC
VFR
Wadena Municipal Airport · Wadena
- WIND
- 130° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KFAR
VFR
Hector International Airport · Fargo
- WIND
- 150° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 39 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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