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// Station · 13m ago

KILE

Skylark Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 848 FT
31.0858°N / 97.6865°W
LOCATION · Killeen, US
N
WIND
calm
KILE · 848 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KILE 142256Z AUTO 10SM CLR 24/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02440233

KILE · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
01 HDG 010° CALM 5,495'
19 HDG 190° CALM 5,495'
Pattern altitude: 1,848 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 +11°C

2,000FT
+1,152 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,400 2,000 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV848 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT715 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCDS (Childress Municipal Airport, Childress, elev 1,954 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 13,171 FT KILE ELEV · 848 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,171 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:37ZSUNRISE
18:37ZSOLAR NOON
01:37ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (2h 55m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:46Z MOONSET01:45Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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