// Station · 9m ago
KETH
Wheaton Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 1,025 FT
45.7821°N / 96.5436°W
LOCATION · Lake Valley Township, US
WIND
190°6 kt
KETH · 1,025 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 23
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 190°/6 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 KETH 142253Z AUTO 19006KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3010 RMK AO2
KETH · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
190°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 1,919'
16
HDG 160°
H5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
3,298'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
T5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
34
HDG 340°
T5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,025 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 +19°C
3,100FT
+2,075 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,025 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT842 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:51ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
02:15ZSUNSET
02:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:51Z (3h 49m)
DAY LENGTH15h 24m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:59Z
MOONSET02:23Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K8D3
—
Sisseton Municipal Airport · Sisseton
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMOX
VFR
Morris Municipal Airport Charlie Schmidt Field · Morris
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KBWP
VFR
Harry Stern Airport · Wahpeton
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KVVV
VFR
Ortonville Municipal Airport/Martinson Field · Ortonville
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
K1D1
VFR
Milbank Municipal Airport · Milbank
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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