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// KESF · Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · Alexandria

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KESF

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 112 FT
31.3943°N / 92.2941°W
LOCATION · Alexandria, US
N
WIND
150°3 kt
KESF · 112 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.99"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KESF 130053Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02720206

KESF · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
150°3 kt
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 +12°C

1,500FT
+1,388 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV112 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT38 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KETN (Eastland Municipal Airport, Eastland, elev 1,464 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,849 FT KESF ELEV · 112 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,849 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

12:11ZSUNRISE
17:56ZSOLAR NOON
23:42ZSUNSET
00:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:06Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 31m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:33Z MOONSET01:05Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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