// Station · 25m ago
KFST
Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 3,011 FT
30.9157°N / 102.9160°W
LOCATION · Fort Stockton, US
WIND
090°8 kt
KFST · 3,011 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 18
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 090°/8 kt. 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 KFST 111653Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM CLR 30/18 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP139 T03000183
KFST · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 8 kt
5 USABLE · 5 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
090°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
5 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,961'
11
HDG 110°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
3,348'
12
HDG 120°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
7,508'
03
HDG 030°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
16
HDG 160°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
5 ends
34
HDG 340°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
21
HDG 210°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
30
HDG 300°
T7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
25
HDG 250°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
29
HDG 290°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,011 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 +21°C
5,300FT
+2,289 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,011 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT2,828 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMRF
(Marfa Municipal Airport, Marfa, elev 4,849 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+53%
-37%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+37%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+21%
-16%
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)
11:57ZSUNRISE
18:58ZSOLAR NOON
01:58ZSUNSET
02:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (9h 07m)
DAY LENGTH14h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE09:27Z
MOONSET23:29Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KE01
VFR
Roy Hurd Memorial Airport · Monahans
- WIND
- 140° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 40 NM N
- AGE
- 23m ago
KPEQ
VFR
Pecos Municipal Airport · Pecos
- WIND
- 080° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KE38
VFR
Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
KINK
—
Winkler County Airport · Wink
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 54 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 25m ago
K6R6
—
Terrell County Airport · Dryden
- WIND
- 090° / 9 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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