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// KIEN · Pine Ridge Airport · Pine Ridge

// Station · 10m ago

KIEN

Pine Ridge Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 14 kt G26
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27.8°C / 13.3°C
ALTIM 29.75 inHg
ELEV 3,333 FT
43.0209°N / 102.5061°W
LOCATION · Pine Ridge, US
N
WIND
120°14 kt
KIEN · 3,333 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/14G26
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT060
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.75"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/14 kt, gusting 26. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 ft. 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 302052Z AUTO 12014G26KT 10SM SCT060 28/13 A2975 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/2045 LTG DSNT SW AND W RAB24E34 SLP042 P0000 60000 T02780133 58013

KIEN · day 30 at 20:52 UTC · wind from 120° at 14 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.75" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 14 ktG26
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
120°14G26 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12★ HDG 120° H14 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T14 kt X0 kt — —
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 +20°C

5,900FT
+2,567 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
6,200 5,100 4,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,333 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT3,502 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCUT (Custer County Airport, Custer, elev 5,602 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,373 FT SCT060 KIEN ELEV · 3,333 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT060
Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,373 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:16ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:21ZSUNSET
02:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:56Z (5h 53m) DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:45Z MOONSET13:51Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGRN
VFR
Gordon Municipal Airport · Gordon
WIND
120° / 16 ktG21
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN075
DIST
19 NM SE
AGE
7m ago
KCDR
MVFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
WIND
090° / 12 ktG25
VIS
5.0 SM
CEILING
BKN100
DIST
28 NM SW
AGE
9m ago
KAIA
VFR
Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance
WIND
150° / 17 ktG27
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
SCT050
DIST
60 NM S
AGE
9m ago

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