// Station · 52m ago

KEPH

Ephrata Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 11 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20.6°C / -1.7°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 1,276 FT

47.3076°N / 119.5160°W

LOCATION · Ephrata, US

WIND

180°11 kt

KEPH · 1,276 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/11G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / -2

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/11 kt, gusting 15. 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 KEPH 302053Z AUTO 18011G15KT 10SM CLR 21/M02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02061017 58001

KEPH · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 11 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 11 ktG15

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°11G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

21★ HDG 210° H10 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,500'

22 HDG 220° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT 3,467'

11 HDG 110° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

29 HDG 290° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T8 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T10 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,276 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 +8°C

2,100FT

+824 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,276 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT1,123 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,680 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:08ZSUNRISE

19:57ZSOLAR NOON

03:45ZSUNSET

04:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:45Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:24Z (6h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:39Z MOONSET15:16Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMWH

VFR

Grant County International Airport · Moses Lake

WIND: 170° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM SE
AGE: 53m ago

KEAT

VFR

Pangborn Memorial Airport · Wenatchee

WIND: 300° / 13 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 50m ago

K3W7

VFR

Grand Coulee Dam Airport · Electric City

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KELN

VFR

Bowers Field · Ellensburg

WIND: 300° / 23 ktG33
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM W
AGE: 52m ago

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