// Station · 55m ago
KIDA
Idaho Falls Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 10°C / 7.8°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 4,744 FT
43.5146°N / 112.0710°W
LOCATION · Idaho Falls, US
WIND
350°4 kt
KIDA · 4,744 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
10 / 8
ALTIM
29.74"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 350°/4 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 270853Z AUTO 35004KT 10SM CLR 10/08 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP044 T01000078 53011
KIDA · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 350° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 10°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
350°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
9,002'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
9,002'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
3,964'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
3,964'
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 +5°C
5,500FT
+756 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,744 FT
OAT+10°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT4,921 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUN
(Friedman Memorial Airport, Hailey, elev 5,318 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+55%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:54ZSUNRISE
19:26ZSOLAR NOON
02:59ZSUNSET
03:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:33Z (17h 45m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE20:35Z
MOONSET11:39Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KPIH
VFR
Pocatello Regional Airport · Pocatello
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 55m ago
KJAC
VFR
Jackson Hole Airport · Jackson
- WIND
- 070° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM E
- AGE
- 52m ago
KWYS
VFR
Yellowstone Airport · West Yellowstone
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 82 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KBYI
VFR
Burley Municipal Airport · Burley
- WIND
- 250° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 95 NM SW
- AGE
- 55m ago
KSUN
VFR
Friedman Memorial Airport · Hailey
- WIND
- 340° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT120
- DIST
- 97 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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