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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,700 2,850 2,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,687 FT KFFZ ELEV · 1,394 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,687 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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