// Station · 20m ago

KF05

Wilbarger County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 15 kt G21

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 35°C / 16.6°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 1,265 FT

34.2257°N / 99.2838°W

LOCATION · Vernon, US

WIND

110°15 kt

KF05 · 1,265 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/15G21

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT065

T / Td

35 / 17

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 110°/15 kt, gusting 21. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,500 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 KF05 142335Z AUTO 11015G21KT 10SM SCT065 35/17 A3002 RMK AO2 T03500166

KF05 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 110° at 15 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · temp 35°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 15 ktG21

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

110°15G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

16★ HDG 160° H10 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,304'

02 HDG 020° H0 kt X15 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 71%

20 HDG 200° H0 kt X15 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 71%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T10 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,265 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 +22°C

3,800FT

+2,535 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,265 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT1,162 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRX (Hereford Municipal Airport, Hereford, elev 3,788 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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)

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,942 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:36ZSUNRISE

18:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:51ZSUNSET

02:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:19Z (2h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:46Z MOONSET02:01Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KFDR

VFR

Frederick Regional Airport · Frederick

WIND: 130° / 18 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KLTS

VFR

Altus Air Force Base · Altus

WIND: 110° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KAXS

VFR

Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport · Altus

WIND: 110° / 14 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KSPS

VFR

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · Wichita Falls

WIND: 110° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 42 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KCWC

VFR

Kickapoo Downtown Airport · Wichita Falls

WIND: 120° / 10 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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