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// 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
N
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
N
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
5,400 4,250 3,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,357 FT KEED ELEV · 983 FT
// 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)

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