// Station · 17m ago

KEED

Needles Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 13 kt G28

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 34.4°C / 13.9°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 983 FT

34.7663°N / 114.6230°W

LOCATION · Needles, US

WIND

180°13 kt

KEED · 983 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/13G28

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

34 / 14

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 180°/13 kt, gusting 28. 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 KEED 111456Z AUTO 18013G28KT 10SM CLR 34/14 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 19028/1451 SLP083 T03440139 53024

KEED · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 180° at 13 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 13 ktG28

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°13G28 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

20★ HDG 200° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,235'

11 HDG 110° H4 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 43%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

29 HDG 290° T4 kt X12 kt LEFT —

02 HDG 020° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,983 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 +21°C

3,600FT

+2,617 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV983 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,010 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO26 (Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport, Lone Pine, elev 3,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,357 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:35ZSUNRISE

19:45ZSOLAR NOON

02:55ZSUNSET

03:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:24Z (12h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:01Z MOONSET00:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHII

VFR

Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City

WIND: 140° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KIFP

VFR

Laughlin Bullhead International Airport · Bullhead City

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

KIGM

VFR

Kingman Airport · Kingman

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KBLH

MVFR

Blythe Airport · Blythe

WIND: 180° / 12 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC022
DIST: 69 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

KHND

VFR

Henderson Executive Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

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