// Station · 56m ago

KFSD

Sioux Falls Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16.7°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 1,429 FT

43.5855°N / 96.7412°W

LOCATION · Sioux Falls, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KFSD · 1,429 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW100 FEW250

T / Td

17 / 13

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 10,000 ft, and a few at 25,000 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 KFSD 271056Z 00000KT 10SM FEW100 FEW250 17/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01670128 $

KFSD · day 27 at 10:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 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 6 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 9,000'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 9,000'

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 8,000'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 8,000'

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 3,151'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 3,151'

Pattern altitude: 2,429 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 +4°C

1,900FT

+471 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,429 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,355 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KATY (Watertown Regional Airport, Watertown, elev 1,749 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,863 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:53ZSUNRISE

18:25ZSOLAR NOON

01:58ZSUNSET

02:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (14h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 05m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:37Z MOONSET10:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KYKN

VFR

Chan Gurney Municipal Airport · Yankton

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 49 NM SW
AGE: 56m ago

KSUX

VFR

Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field · Sioux City

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM S
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KHON

VFR

Huron Regional Airport · Huron

WIND: 110° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

KATY

VFR

Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown

WIND: 140° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 82 NM N
AGE: 59m ago

KRWF

VFR

Redwood Falls Municipal Airport · Redwood Falls

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 92 NM NE
AGE: 59m ago

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