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// Station · 32m ago

KELP

El Paso International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26.1°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 3,959 FT
31.8099°N / 106.3756°W
LOCATION · El Paso, US
N
WIND
040°7 kt
KELP · 3,959 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW080 FEW160 FEW250
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 8,000 ft, a few at 16,000 ft, and a few at 25,000 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 KELP 111351Z 04007KT 10SM FEW080 FEW160 FEW250 26/13 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02610128 $

KELP · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 040° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · a few clouds at 16,000 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
040°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
04 HDG 040° H7 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 12,020'
08L HDG 080° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,499'
08R HDG 080° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 9,025'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
26R HDG 260° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
26L HDG 260° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
22 HDG 220° T7 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 4,959 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 +19°C

6,000FT
+2,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
8,100 6,850 5,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,959 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT3,776 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEG (Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, elev 5,837 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+60%
-42%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+42%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,141 FT FEW080 FEW160 FEW250 KELP ELEV · 3,959 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW250
Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW160
Few · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW080
Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~31% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,141 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:09ZSUNRISE
19:12ZSOLAR NOON
02:14ZSUNSET
02:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (12h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:33Z MOONSET23:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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