// Station · 11m ago

KIER

Natchitoches Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,500 ft

T/Td 31.6°C / 22.5°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

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 · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN045

LAYERS

SCT039 BKN045 BKN060

T / Td

32 / 23

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,500 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,900 ft, broken at 4,500 ft, and broken 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 KIER 301915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT039 BKN045 BKN060 32/23 A2990 RMK AO2 T03160225

KIER · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 4,500 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · 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 +17°C

2,200FT

+2,079 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT139 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KWWR (West Woodward Airport, Woodward, elev 2,189 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN045

Broken · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT039

Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,081 ft VFR MARGIN+1,500 ft

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

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:11ZSOLAR NOON

01:13ZSUNSET

01:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (6h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:36Z MOONSET12:39Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KAEX

VFR

Alexandria International Airport · Alexandria

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM SE
AGE: 33m ago

K3F3

VFR

C E 'Rusty' Williams Airport · Mansfield

WIND: 160° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 40 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KRSN

VFR

Ruston Regional Airport · Ruston

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW039
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KBAD

VFR

Barksdale Air Force Base · Bossier City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 31m ago

KF17

VFR

Center Municipal Airport · Center

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 54 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

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