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// Station · 8m ago

KEIK

Erie Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 17 kt G27
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft
T/Td 18.4°C / 1.9°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
WX VCTS
ELEV 5,130 FT
40.0102°N / 105.0480°W
LOCATION · Erie, US
N
WIND
270°17 kt
KEIK · 5,130 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/17G27
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN100
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN100 BKN130
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Brisk winds at 270°/17 kt, gusting 27, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 10,000 ft, and broken at 13,000 ft. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KEIK 302055Z AUTO 27017G27KT 10SM VCTS BKN100 BKN130 18/02 A2989 RMK AO2 PRESRR T01840019 $

KEIK · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 17 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 13,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 17 ktG27
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
270°17G27 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H6 kt X16 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T6 kt X16 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 6,130 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 +14°C

6,800FT
+1,670 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT
8,100 6,800 5,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,130 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT5,157 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBS (Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field, Steamboat Springs, elev 6,882 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+68%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,423 FT BKN100 · CEILING BKN130 KEIK ELEV · 5,130 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN130
Broken · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN100
Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,423 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

11:35ZSUNRISE
18:59ZSOLAR NOON
02:22ZSUNSET
02:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:54Z (5h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:05Z MOONSET13:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

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