// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
KMAF
MVFR
Midland International Air and Space Port · Midland
- WIND
- 110° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM NE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KHOB
LIFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 0.25 SM
- CEILING
- OVC002
- DIST
- 107 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KCNM
VFR
Cavern City Air Terminal · Carlsbad
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 110 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSOA
VFR
Sonora Municipal Airport · Sonora
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 119 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KSJT
LIFR
San Angelo Regional Mathis Field · San Angelo
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 2.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC003
- DIST
- 127 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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