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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,400 1,550 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,357 FT KIAG ELEV · 589 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,357 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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