// Station · 2m ago

KILE

Skylark Field

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 11 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31.1°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 848 FT

31.0858°N / 97.6865°W

LOCATION · Killeen, US

WIND

170°11 kt

KILE · 848 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/11G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 19

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/11 kt, gusting 16. 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 302056Z AUTO 17011G16KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP107 T03110194 57012

KILE · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 170° at 11 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 11 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°11G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

19★ HDG 190° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,495'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

01 HDG 010° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +18°C

3,000FT

+2,152 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV848 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT887 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2F5 (Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, elev 2,999 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,555 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:29ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

01:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (4h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:59Z MOONSET12:59Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KHLR

VFR

Hood Army Air Field · Fort Cavazos (Killeen)

WIND: 170° / 11 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW180
DIST: 3 NM NW
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KGRK

VFR

Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield · Fort Cavazos

WIND: 150° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT180
DIST: 7 NM W
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KGOP

VFR

Gatesville Municipal Airport · Gatesville

WIND: 180° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 23m ago

KGTU

VFR

Georgetown Executive Airport at Johnny Gantt Field · Georgetown

WIND: 170° / 7 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

KLZZ

VFR

Lampasas Airport · Lampasas

WIND: 180° / 8 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

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