// Station · 13m ago
KE38
Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 9 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.9°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 4,515 FT
30.3842°N / 103.6840°W
LOCATION · Alpine, US
WIND
260°9 kt
KE38 · 4,515 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/9G21
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 3
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 260°/9 kt, gusting 21. 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 301915Z AUTO 26009G21KT 10SM CLR 31/03 A3007 RMK AO2 T03090030
KE38 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 260° at 9 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 9 ktG21
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
260°9G21 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,018'
19
HDG 190°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
6,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
05
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
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 +25°C
7,300FT
+2,785 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,515 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT4,362 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLAM
(Los Alamos Airport, Los Alamos, elev 7,171 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%
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)
11:55ZSUNRISE
18:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:52ZSUNSET
02:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:19Z (6h 50m)
DAY LENGTH13h 57m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE23:21Z
MOONSET13:18Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KMRF
VFR
Marfa Municipal Airport · Marfa
- WIND
- 230° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 27m ago
KFST
VFR
Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport · Fort Stockton
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM NE
- AGE
- 35m ago
KPRS
VFR
Presidio Lely International Airport · Presidio
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KPEQ
VFR
Pecos Municipal Airport · Pecos
- WIND
- 240° / 7 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 61 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
K6R6
—
Terrell County Airport · Dryden
- WIND
- 150° / 7 ktG16
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM E
- AGE
- 37m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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