// Station · 11m ago

KDTN

Shreveport Downtown Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 179 FT

32.5402°N / 93.7450°W

LOCATION · Shreveport, US

WIND

240°7 kt

KDTN · 179 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW045 FEW110

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,500 ft, and a few at 11,000 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 KDTN 142253Z 24007KT 200V280 10SM FEW045 FEW110 31/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03060233

KDTN · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,500 ft · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,198'

32 HDG 320° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,179 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 +16°C

2,000FT

+1,821 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV179 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT67 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KELK (Elk City Regional Business Airport, Elk City, elev 2,013 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW045

Few · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,634 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

18:21ZSOLAR NOON

01:25ZSUNSET

01:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (2h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:27Z MOONSET01:33Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KBAD

VFR → MVFR 20Z

Barksdale Air Force Base · Bossier City

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 5 NM SE
AGE: 1h 9m ago

KSHV

VFR

Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport

WIND: 200° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT040
DIST: 7 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KASL

VFR

Harrison County Airport · Marshall

WIND: 210° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

K4F2

VFR

Panola County Sharpe Field · Carthage

WIND: 210° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT029
DIST: 36 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KF17

VFR

Center Municipal Airport · Center

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

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