// Station · 6m ago
KIDA
Idaho Falls Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 6.1°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 4,744 FT
43.5146°N / 112.0710°W
LOCATION · Idaho Falls, US
WIND
220°8 kt
KIDA · 4,744 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 6
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/8 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 KIDA 111453Z 22008KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02390061 51016
KIDA · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 220° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
220°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
20★
HDG 200°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,002'
17
HDG 170°
H5 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T5 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
02
HDG 020°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,744 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 +18°C
6,700FT
+1,956 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,744 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT4,561 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDIJ
(Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport, Driggs, elev 6,229 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+67%
-47%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+47%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%
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)
11:58ZSUNRISE
19:34ZSOLAR NOON
03:10ZSUNSET
03:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:45Z (12h 46m)
DAY LENGTH15h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:24Z
MOONSET00:36Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRXE
VFR
Rexburg Madison County Airport · Rexburg
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KPIH
VFR
Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KDIJ
VFR
Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport · Driggs
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
K46U
VFR
Alpine Airport · Alpine
- WIND
- 110° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM SE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KJAC
VFR
Jackson Hole Airport · Jackson
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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