// Station · 57m ago

KESF

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 120° / 6 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 800 ft

T/Td 22.8°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

ELEV 112 FT

31.3943°N / 92.2941°W

LOCATION · Alexandria, US

WIND

120°6 kt

KESF · 112 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/6

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

OVC008

LAYERS

OVC008

T / Td

23 / 23

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Light winds at 120°/6 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, overcast at 800 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KESF 271053Z AUTO 12006KT 8SM OVC008 23/23 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP109 T02280228

KESF · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · overcast at 800 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

120°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,600'

09 HDG 090° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT 5,998'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 +8°C

1,100FT

+988 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV112 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT168 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGRK (Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield, Fort Cavazos, elev 1,015 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC008

Overcast · base 800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,627 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

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

11:08ZSUNRISE

18:07ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (13h 43m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:53Z MOONSET09:51Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KAEX

IFR → MVFR 12Z

Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria

WIND: 120° / 11 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 14 NM W
AGE: 30m ago

KPOE

IFR

Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 51 NM SW
AGE: 25m ago

KDRI

VFR

Beauregard Regional Airport · DeRidder

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

KMLU

MVFR → VFR 03Z

Monroe Regional Airport · Monroe

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 68 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

KLFT

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW009
DIST: 73 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

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