// Station · 15m ago
KEED
Needles Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.8°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 983 FT
34.7663°N / 114.6230°W
LOCATION · Needles, US
WIND
220°9 kt
KEED · 983 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 10
ALTIM
29.84"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/9 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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METAR KEED 111256Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 33/10 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP066 T03280100
KEED · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 220° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
220°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
20★
HDG 200°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,235'
29
HDG 290°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
11
HDG 110°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
02
HDG 020°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
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 +20°C
3,400FT
+2,417 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV983 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT1,060 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2O1
(Gansner Field, Quincy, elev 3,415 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%
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-8)
12:35ZSUNRISE
19:45ZSOLAR NOON
02:55ZSUNSET
03:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:24Z (14h 13m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:56Z
MOONSET00:16Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KHII
VFR
Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City
- WIND
- 130° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KIFP
VFR
Laughlin Bullhead International Airport · Bullhead City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KIGM
VFR
Kingman Airport · Kingman
- WIND
- 090° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KBLH
VFR
Blythe Airport · Blythe
- WIND
- 190° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 69 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHND
VFR
Henderson Executive Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 77 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
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