// Station · 19m ago

KIER

Natchitoches Regional Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,600 ft

T/Td 24.1°C / 24°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 121 FT

31.7357°N / 93.0991°W

LOCATION · Natchitoches, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KIER · 121 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN026

LAYERS

BKN026 BKN090 OVC110

T / Td

24 / 24

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,600 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,600 ft, broken at 9,000 ft, and overcast at 11,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIER 142335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA BKN026 BKN090 OVC110 24/24 A3006 RMK AO2 P0003 T02410240

KIER · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,600 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 5,003'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 5,003'

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 4,000'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 4,000'

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 +9°C

1,100FT

+979 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-21 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMEZ (Mena Intermountain Municipal Airport, Mena, elev 1,080 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN026

Broken · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,293 ft VFR MARGIN-400 ft

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:20ZSUNSET

01:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (1h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:27Z MOONSET01:30Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPOE

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Polk Army Air Field · Fort Polk

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 42 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KESF

VFR

Esler Army Airfield / Esler Regional Airport · Alexandria

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KRSN

VFR

Ruston Regional Airport · Ruston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 19m ago

KBAD

VFR → MVFR 20Z

Barksdale Air Force Base · Bossier City

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 29m ago

KF17

VFR

Center Municipal Airport · Center

WIND: 230° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

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