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// Station · 11m ago

KFAR

Hector International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 902 FT
46.9207°N / 96.8158°W
LOCATION · Fargo, US
N
WIND
calm
KFAR · 902 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFAR 111653Z 170/11KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A2995

KFAR · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
18 HDG 180° CALM 9,001'
36 HDG 360° CALM 9,001'
09 HDG 090° CALM 6,302'
27 HDG 270° CALM 6,302'
13 HDG 130° CALM 3,801'
31 HDG 310° CALM 3,801'
Pattern altitude: 1,902 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 +16°C

2,800FT
+1,898 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,000 2,400 1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV902 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT870 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K20U (Beach Airport, Beach, elev 2,756 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,548 FT KFAR ELEV · 902 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,548 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:45ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
02:22ZSUNSET
03:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (9h 56m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:14Z MOONSET23:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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