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// Station · 17m ago

KEKS

Ennis Big Sky Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 17 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 4,000 ft
T/Td 11°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 5,423 FT
45.2718°N / 111.6490°W
LOCATION · Ennis, US
N
WIND
360°17 kt
KEKS · 5,423 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/17G22
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC040
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC040
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Brisk winds at 360°/17 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 4,000 ft. 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 KEKS 301910Z AUTO 36017G22KT 10SM OVC040 11/09 A2996 RMK AO2

KEKS · day 30 at 19:10 UTC · wind from 360° at 17 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 4,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 17 ktG22
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°17G22 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H16 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,600'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T16 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 6,423 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 +7°C

6,200FT
+777 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,600 FT
8,700 7,150 5,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,423 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT5,382 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRED (Red Lodge Airport, Red Lodge, elev 5,763 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+62%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,979 FT OVC040 · CEILING KEKS ELEV · 5,423 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC040
Overcast · base 4,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,979 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

11:44ZSUNRISE
19:25ZSOLAR NOON
03:06ZSUNSET
03:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:42Z (8h 14m) DAY LENGTH15h 21m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:11Z MOONSET14:32Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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