// Station · 5m ago
KE38
Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 8 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.23 inHg
ELEV 4,515 FT
30.3842°N / 103.6840°W
LOCATION · Alpine, US
WIND
050°8 kt
KE38 · 4,515 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/8G15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 16
ALTIM
30.23"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 050°/8 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KE38 142115Z AUTO 05008G15KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A3023 RMK AO2 T02600156
KE38 · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.23" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 8 ktG15
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
050°8G15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H8 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,018'
01
HDG 010°
H6 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
6,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
19
HDG 190°
T6 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
23
HDG 230°
T8 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 5,515 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 +19°C
6,500FT
+1,985 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,515 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT4,202 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
12:03ZSUNRISE
19:01ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (5h 06m)
DAY LENGTH13h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:08Z
MOONSET02:04Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KMRF
VFR
Marfa Municipal Airport · Marfa
- WIND
- 030° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KFST
VFR
Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport · Fort Stockton
- WIND
- 080° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW038
- DIST
- 51 NM NE
- AGE
- 27m ago
KPEQ
VFR
Pecos Municipal Airport · Pecos
- WIND
- 080° / 14 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 61 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
K6R6
—
Terrell County Airport · Dryden
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM E
- AGE
- 29m ago
KE01
VFR
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport · Monahans
- WIND
- 110° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 82 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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