// Station · 32m ago
KFFZ
Falcon Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 0°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 1,394 FT
33.4608°N / 111.7280°W
LOCATION · Mesa, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KFFZ · 1,394 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 0
ALTIM
29.93"
// 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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METAR KFFZ 301854Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/00 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02830000
KFFZ · day 30 at 18:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
04R
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
5,100'
22L
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
5,100'
04L
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
3,799'
22R
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
3,799'
Pattern altitude: 2,394 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
3,300FT
+1,906 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,394 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,382 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KE77
(San Manuel Airport, San Manuel, elev 3,274 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
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-7)
12:20ZSUNRISE
19:25ZSOLAR NOON
02:31ZSUNSET
03:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:00Z (7h 33m)
DAY LENGTH14h 11m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE23:46Z
MOONSET13:58Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KIWA
VFR
Mesa Gateway Airport · Mesa
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM S
- AGE
- 39m ago
KCHD
VFR
Chandler Municipal Airport · Chandler
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM S
- AGE
- 39m ago
KSDL
VFR
Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NW
- AGE
- 33m ago
KPHX
VFR
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix
- WIND
- 300° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 35m ago
KDVT
VFR
Phoenix Deer Valley Airport · Phoenix
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 33m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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