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// Station · 4m ago

KFST

Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15.6°C / 13.9°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 3,011 FT
30.9157°N / 102.9160°W
LOCATION · Fort Stockton, US
N
WIND
100°5 kt
KFST · 3,011 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/5 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFST 271253Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 16/14 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01560139

KFST · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 5 kt
5 USABLE · 5 AVOID
N
WIND
100°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable
11 HDG 110° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,348'
12 HDG 120° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT 7,508'
07 HDG 070° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT 4,961'
16 HDG 160° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,981'
03 HDG 030° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,400'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 5 ends
21 HDG 210° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT
34 HDG 340° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
25 HDG 250° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT
29 HDG 290° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
30 HDG 300° T5 kt X2 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 +7°C

3,800FT
+789 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
5,600 4,550 3,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,011 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT3,038 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBIF (Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss), Fort Bliss/El Paso, elev 3,946 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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 · 10,890 FT KFST ELEV · 3,011 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,890 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:51ZSUNRISE
18:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:48ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (13h 18m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:38Z MOONSET10:35Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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