// Station · 11m ago
KEST
Estherville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,319 FT
43.4074°N / 94.7464°W
LOCATION · Estherville, US
WIND
210°5 kt
KEST · 1,319 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 210°/5 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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METAR KEST 142249Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP210 T03110217 $
KEST · day 14 at 22:49 UTC · wind from 210° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
210°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,989'
16
HDG 160°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
4,797'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
34
HDG 340°
T3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
06
HDG 060°
T4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,319 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 +18°C
3,200FT
+1,881 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,319 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,056 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP
(Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
10:52ZSUNRISE
18:25ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:34Z (3h 33m)
DAY LENGTH15h 07m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:00Z
MOONSET02:07Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMJQ
VFR
Jackson Municipal Airport · Jackson
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KFRM
VFR
Fairmont Municipal Airport · Fairmont
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSPW
VFR
Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KAXA
VFR
Algona Municipal Airport · Algona
- WIND
- 180° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KMWM
VFR
Windom Municipal Airport · Windom
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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