// Station · 21m ago

KE35

Fabens Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 15 kt G20

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 32.1°C / 14.8°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 3,679 FT

31.5172°N / 106.1470°W

LOCATION · Fabens, US

WIND

120°15 kt

KE35 · 3,679 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/15G20

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

BKN080 BKN100 OVC170

T / Td

32 / 15

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Brisk winds at 120°/15 kt, gusting 20, visibility 8.0 SM, broken at 8,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, and overcast at 17,000 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 KE35 142335Z AUTO 12015G20KT 8SM BKN080 BKN100 OVC170 32/15 A3003 RMK AO2 T03210148

KE35 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 120° at 15 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · broken layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · overcast at 17,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 15 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

120°15G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,200'

16 HDG 160° H11 kt X10 kt LEFT 2,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,679 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 +24°C

6,500FT

+2,821 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,679 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT3,567 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNT (Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, elev 6,537 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+65%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-20%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC170

Overcast · base 17,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL19,891 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:10ZSUNRISE

19:11ZSOLAR NOON

02:12ZSUNSET

02:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:20Z MOONSET02:22Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

MMCS

MVFR → VFR 06Z

Abraham González International Airport · Ciudad Juárez

WIND: 140° / 10 ktG39
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 16 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

KELP

VFR

El Paso International Airport · El Paso

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN180
DIST: 21 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KBIF

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) · Fort Bliss/El Paso

WIND: 180° / 13 ktG26
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KLRU

VFR

Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces

WIND: 100° / 10 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT085
DIST: 61 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

KALM

VFR

Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo

WIND: 250° / 13 ktG25
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 80 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

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