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// Station · 7m ago

KDTL

Detroit Lakes Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft
T/Td 33.3°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,397 FT
46.8243°N / 95.8833°W
LOCATION · Detroit Lakes, US
N
WIND
230°6 kt
KDTL · 1,397 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN040
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN040
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Light winds at 230°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,000 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 KDTL 142255Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM BKN040 33/25 A3008 RMK AO2 T03330250

KDTL · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
17 HDG 170° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 1,880'
14 HDG 140° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32 HDG 320° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
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 +21°C

3,700FT
+2,303 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
4,100 3,100 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,397 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,235 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCNP (Billy G Ray Field, Chappell, elev 3,682 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,215 FT BKN040 · CEILING KDTL ELEV · 1,397 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN040
Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL18,215 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

10:44ZSUNRISE
18:30ZSOLAR NOON
02:16ZSUNSET
02:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:54Z (3h 52m) DAY LENGTH15h 31m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:52Z MOONSET02:24Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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