// Station · 25m ago

KFST

Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 12 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.7°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 3,011 FT

30.9157°N / 102.9160°W

LOCATION · Fort Stockton, US

WIND

110°12 kt

KFST · 3,011 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/12G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW055

T / Td

32 / 17

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 110°/12 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KFST 111853Z AUTO 11012G17KT 10SM FEW055 32/17 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03170172

KFST · day 11 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 110° at 12 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 12 ktG17

5 USABLE · 5 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

110°12G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

11★ HDG 110° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,348'

12 HDG 120° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT 7,508'

07 HDG 070° H9 kt X8 kt RIGHT 4,961'

16 HDG 160° H8 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

03 HDG 030° H2 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 71%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 5 ends

21 HDG 210° T2 kt X12 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T8 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

25 HDG 250° T9 kt X8 kt LEFT —

29 HDG 290° T12 kt X0 kt — —

30 HDG 300° T12 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 +22°C

5,600FT

+2,589 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,011 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT2,869 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSVC (Grant County Airport, Silver City, elev 5,446 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+56%

-39%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+39%

-25%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-17%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW055

Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL19,021 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:57ZSUNRISE

18:58ZSOLAR NOON

01:58ZSUNSET

02:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (7h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:31Z MOONSET23:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KE01

VFR

Roy Hurd Memorial Airport · Monahans

WIND: 110° / 12 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 40 NM N
AGE: 3m ago

KPEQ

VFR

Pecos Municipal Airport · Pecos

WIND: 100° / 5 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

KE38

VFR

Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 51 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

KINK

—

Winkler County Airport · Wink

WIND: 130° / 12 ktG18
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

K6R6

—

Terrell County Airport · Dryden

WIND: 110° / 12 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM SE
AGE: 27m ago

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