// Station · 8m ago

KIER

Natchitoches Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 8 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 3,100 ft

T/Td 24.9°C / 23.5°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

WX DZ

ELEV 121 FT

31.7357°N / 93.0991°W

LOCATION · Natchitoches, US

WIND

340°8 kt

KIER · 121 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/8

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN031

LAYERS

SCT020 BKN031 OVC070

T / Td

25 / 24

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,100 ft. Moderate winds at 340°/8 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, scattered at 2,000 ft, broken at 3,100 ft, and overcast at 7,000 ft. Reported weather: DZ. 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 KIER 142255Z AUTO 34008KT 7SM DZ SCT020 BKN031 OVC070 25/24 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW P0022 T02490235

KIER · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 340° at 8 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 3,100 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: DZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

340°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

35★ HDG 350° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'

07 HDG 070° H0 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

25 HDG 250° H0 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,121 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 +10°C

1,200FT

+1,079 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-21 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLZZ (Lampasas Airport, Lampasas, elev 1,215 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN031

Broken · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT020

Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,697 ft VFR MARGIN+100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:18ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:20ZSUNSET

01:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (2h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:26Z MOONSET01:28Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KPOE

VFR

Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM S
AGE: 1h 8m ago

KESF

VFR

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · Alexandria

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KRSN

VFR

Ruston Regional Airport · Ruston

WIND: 010° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

KBAD

VFR

Barksdale Air Force Base · Bossier City

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 1h 8m ago

KF17

VFR

Center Municipal Airport · Center

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

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