// Station · 16m ago
KIAG
Niagara Falls International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 589 FT
43.1073°N / 78.9462°W
LOCATION · Niagara Falls, US
WIND
080°3 kt
KIAG · 589 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 18
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 080°/3 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 KIAG 111253Z 08003KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02330183 $
KIAG · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 080° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
080°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
9,826'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
9,826'
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
5,188'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
5,188'
Pattern altitude: 1,589 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 +9°C
1,600FT
+1,011 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV589 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT477 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBGM
(Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field, Binghamton, elev 1,636 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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-5)
09:47ZSUNRISE
17:22ZSOLAR NOON
00:57ZSUNSET
01:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:31Z (12h 22m)
DAY LENGTH15h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:09Z
MOONSET22:18Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
CYSN
VFR
Niagara District Airport · Niagara-on-the-Lake
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KBUF
VFR
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo
- WIND
- 030° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KGVQ
VFR
Genesee County Airport · Batavia
- WIND
- 060° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM E
- AGE
- 13m ago
CYTZ
VFR
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport · Toronto
- WIND
- 070° / 11 ktG16
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KDKK
VFR
Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport · Dunkirk
- WIND
- 040° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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