// Station · 8m ago

KEST

Estherville Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 17 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 21.1°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,319 FT

43.4074°N / 94.7464°W

LOCATION · Estherville, US

WIND

110°17 kt

KEST · 1,319 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/17G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

FEW041 BKN070 OVC100

T / Td

21 / 15

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Brisk winds at 110°/17 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,100 ft, broken at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 10,000 ft. 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 KEST 302049Z AUTO 11017G22KT 10SM FEW041 BKN070 OVC100 21/15 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 14034/1957 RAB1959E17 SLP144 P0002 60002 T02110150 53001

KEST · day 30 at 20:49 UTC · wind from 110° at 17 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 17 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

110°17G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H11 kt X13 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,989'

16 HDG 160° H11 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

24 HDG 240° T11 kt X13 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X13 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 +9°C

2,300FT

+981 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,319 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,266 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE (Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW041

Few · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,976 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

18:17ZSOLAR NOON

01:52ZSUNSET

02:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (5h 29m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:13Z MOONSET13:21Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KMJQ

VFR

Jackson Municipal Airport · Jackson

WIND: 140° / 16 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

KFRM

VFR

Fairmont Municipal Airport · Fairmont

WIND: 140° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KSPW

VFR

Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer

WIND: 170° / 8 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 25 NM SW
AGE: 4m ago

KAXA

VFR

Algona Municipal Airport · Algona

WIND: 110° / 7 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW046
DIST: 29 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KMWM

VFR

Windom Municipal Airport · Windom

WIND: 140° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 34 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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