// Station · 22m ago
KELN
Bowers Field
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.3°C / 6.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 1,764 FT
47.0330°N / 120.5310°W
LOCATION · Ellensburg, US
WIND
100°8 kt
KELN · 1,764 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 6
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 100°/8 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 KELN 150053Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 33/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP136 T03330061
KELN · day 15 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
100°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
11★
HDG 110°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
29
HDG 290°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,764 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 +22°C
4,300FT
+2,536 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,764 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT1,711 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KS21
(Sunriver Airport, Sunriver, elev 4,164 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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)
12:22ZSUNRISE
20:09ZSOLAR NOON
03:55ZSUNSET
04:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:34Z (3h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 33m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:34Z
MOONSET04:08Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KYKM
VFR
Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KEPH
VFR
Ephrata Municipal Airport · Ephrata
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
K1S5
VFR
Sunnyside Municipal Airport · Sunnyside
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KMWH
VFR
Grant County International Airport · Moses Lake
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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