// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KFFZ

Falcon Field

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 5,500 ft

T/Td 20.6°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

ELEV 1,394 FT

33.4608°N / 111.7280°W

LOCATION · Mesa, US

WIND

220°7 kt

KFFZ · 1,394 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC055

LAYERS

SCT037 OVC055

T / Td

21 / 18

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Light winds at 220°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,700 ft, and overcast at 5,500 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 KFFZ 130054Z 22007KT 10SM SCT037 OVC055 21/18 A2986 RMK AO2 RAB07E53 SLP093 P0006 T02060178 $

KFFZ · day 13 at 00:54 UTC · wind from 220° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · overcast at 5,500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

220°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22R★ HDG 220° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,799'

22L HDG 220° H7 kt X0 kt — 5,100'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04L HDG 040° T7 kt X0 kt — —

04R HDG 040° T7 kt X0 kt — —

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 +8°C

2,500FT

+1,106 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,394 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT1,450 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRYN (Ryan Field, Tucson, elev 2,417 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC055

Overcast · base 5,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT037

Scattered · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,798 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

13:30ZSUNRISE

19:14ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 28m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE14:53Z MOONSET02:21Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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