// Station · 1h 23m ago · STALE
KEFD
Ellington Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 26°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
29.6073°N / 95.1588°W
LOCATION · Houston, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KEFD · 32 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW025
T / Td
28 / 26
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility 7.0 SM and a few at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KEFD 111254Z 00000KT 7SM FEW025 28/26 A3004 RMK LTG DSNT E-S
KEFD · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg
// 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
4 ends
17R
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
9,001'
35L
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
9,001'
17L
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
4,609'
35R
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
4,609'
Pattern altitude: 1,032 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
1,400FT
+1,368 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT-92 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWD
(Brownwood Regional Airport, Brownwood, elev 1,387 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:29ZSUNRISE
18:27ZSOLAR NOON
01:24ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (11h 34m)
DAY LENGTH13h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:53Z
MOONSET22:48Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KT41
VFR
La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 6 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KHOU
VFR
William P. Hobby Airport · Houston
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 7 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
KLVJ
VFR
Pearland Regional Airport · Houston
- WIND
- 200° / 13 ktG23
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW019
- DIST
- 7 NM SW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KAXH
—
Houston Southwest Airport · Rosharon
- WIND
- 150° / 3 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KIAH
VFR
George Bush Intercontinental Airport · Houston
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 25 NM NW
- AGE
- 24m ago
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