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// Station · 32m ago

KECU

Edwards County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 2,372 FT
29.9469°N / 100.1740°W
LOCATION · Rocksprings, US
N
WIND
130°12 kt
KECU · 2,372 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KECU 142230Z AUTO 13012KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3013 RMK AO2

KECU · day 14 at 22:30 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
130°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
14 HDG 140° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,050'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
32 HDG 320° T12 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 3,372 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 +13°C

3,800FT
+1,428 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
4,800 3,950 3,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,372 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,160 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRX (Hereford Municipal Airport, Hereford, elev 3,788 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,493 FT KECU ELEV · 2,372 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,493 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:50ZSUNRISE
18:47ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:11Z (3h 08m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:58Z MOONSET01:52Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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