// Station · 13m ago
KESF
Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 112 FT
31.3943°N / 92.2941°W
LOCATION · Alexandria, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KESF · 112 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 25
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KESF 111253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/25 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP190 T02610250
KESF · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
5,998'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
5,998'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
5,600'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
5,600'
Pattern altitude: 1,112 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 +11°C
1,200FT
+1,088 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV112 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT-71 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSLG
(Smith Field, Siloam Springs, elev 1,191 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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-6)
11:14ZSUNRISE
18:15ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (12h 38m)
DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:35Z
MOONSET22:39Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAEX
VFR
Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria
- WIND
- 160° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KMKV
VFR
Marksville Municipal Airport · Marksville
- WIND
- 180° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
K0R4
VFR
Concordia Parish Airport · Vidalia
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KACP
VFR
Allen Parish Airport · Oakdale
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KIER
VFR
Natchitoches Regional Airport · Natchitoches
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
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