// Station · 28m ago

KEAN

Phifer Airfield

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.9°C / 1.1°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 4,776 FT

42.0555°N / 104.9290°W

LOCATION · Wheatland, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KEAN · 4,776 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT075 SCT120

T / Td

23 / 1

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 7,500 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 KEAN 301950Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT075 SCT120 23/01 A2985 RMK AO2 T02290011

KEAN · day 30 at 19:50 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 5,900'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 5,900'

Pattern altitude: 5,776 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 +17°C

6,900FT

+2,124 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,776 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT4,844 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRWL (Rawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey Field, Rawlins, elev 6,813 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+69%

-48%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+48%

-31%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,342 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:28ZSUNRISE

18:58ZSOLAR NOON

02:28ZSUNSET

03:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (6h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 59m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:57Z MOONSET13:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KTOR

VFR

Torrington Municipal Airport · Torrington

WIND: 090° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 25m ago

KDGW

VFR

Converse County Airport · Douglas

WIND: 340° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 25m ago

KCYS

VFR

Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field · Cheyenne

WIND: 350° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 54 NM S
AGE: 25m ago

KLAR

VFR

Laramie Regional Airport · Laramie

WIND: 090° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 56 NM SW
AGE: 25m ago

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