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// KIEN · Pine Ridge Airport · Pine Ridge

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// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KIEN

Pine Ridge Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 11 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / 7.2°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 3,333 FT
43.0209°N / 102.5061°W
LOCATION · Pine Ridge, US
N
WIND
140°11 kt
KIEN · 3,333 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/11G22
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/11 kt, gusting 22. 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 KIEN 142252Z AUTO 14011G22KT 10SM CLR 35/07 A3011 RMK AO2 PK WND 15026/2242 SLP155 T03500072

KIEN · day 14 at 22:52 UTC · wind from 140° at 11 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 11 ktG22
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
140°11G22 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12★ HDG 120° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 4,333 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 +26°C

6,300FT
+2,967 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
6,600 5,450 4,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,333 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT3,141 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCYS (Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field, Cheyenne, elev 6,159 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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 · 21,010 FT KIEN ELEV · 3,333 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,010 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:24ZSUNRISE
18:56ZSOLAR NOON
02:29ZSUNSET
03:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:03Z (3h 09m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:34Z MOONSET02:39Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

KGRN
VFR
Gordon Municipal Airport · Gordon
WIND
150° / 13 ktG19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
19 NM SE
AGE
19m ago
KCDR
VFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
WIND
140° / 17 ktG22
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
28 NM SW
AGE
1h 1m ago
KAIA
VFR
Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance
WIND
140° / 19 ktG26
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
60 NM S
AGE
1h 1m ago

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