// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

KIML

Imperial Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.1°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 3,275 FT

40.5093°N / 101.6210°W

LOCATION · Imperial, US

WIND

130°13 kt

KIML · 3,275 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT070

T / Td

31 / 16

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 7,000 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 KIML 142253Z AUTO 13013KT 10SM SCT070 31/16 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03110161

KIML · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H13 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,022'

21 HDG 210° H2 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T2 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T13 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 4,275 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 +22°C

5,700FT

+2,425 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,275 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT3,033 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKF (Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, elev 5,662 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+57%

-40%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+40%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,982 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

02:17ZSUNSET

02:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (2h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 48m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:38Z MOONSET02:27Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KGGF

VFR

Grant Municipal Airport · Grant

WIND: 140° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KHEQ

VFR

Holyoke Airport · Holyoke

WIND: 140° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KOGA

VFR

Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field · Ogallala

WIND: 140° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

K2V5

VFR

Wray Municipal Airport · Wray

WIND: 120° / 15 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 38 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

KSYF

VFR

Cheyenne County Municipal Airport · St Francis

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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