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// KELN · Bowers Field · Ellensburg

// Station · 12m ago

KELN

Bowers Field
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 23 kt G33
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.7°C / 1.1°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,764 FT
47.0330°N / 120.5310°W
LOCATION · Ellensburg, US
N
WIND
300°23 kt
KELN · 1,764 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/23G33
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 300°/23 kt, gusting 33. 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 KELN 302053Z AUTO 30023G33KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A3012 RMK AO2 PK WND 31033/2051 SLP197 T01670011 53004

KELN · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 300° at 23 kt, gusts to 33 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 23 ktG33
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
300°23G33 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
29★ HDG 290° H23 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
11 HDG 110° T23 kt X4 kt LEFT —
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 +5°C

2,100FT
+336 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,300 1,550 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,764 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT1,560 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2S8 (Wilbur Airport, Wilbur, elev 2,182 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 10,198 FT KELN ELEV · 1,764 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,198 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:13ZSUNRISE
20:01ZSOLAR NOON
03:48ZSUNSET
04:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:27Z (7h 21m) DAY LENGTH15h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:43Z MOONSET15:18Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KEAT
VFR
Pangborn Memorial Airport · Wenatchee
WIND
300° / 13 ktG19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
26 NM NE
AGE
10m ago
KYKM
VFR
Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · Yakima
WIND
330° / 12 ktG21
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
28 NM S
AGE
12m ago
KEPH
VFR
Ephrata Municipal Airport · Ephrata
WIND
180° / 11 ktG15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
45 NM E
AGE
12m ago
KMWH
VFR
Grant County International Airport · Moses Lake
WIND
170° / 9 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
51 NM E
AGE
13m ago

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