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// Station · 20m ago

KIND

Indianapolis International Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 040° / 3 kt
VIS 4.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 400 ft
T/Td 20°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
WX -RA BR
ELEV 797 FT
39.7173°N / 86.2944°W
LOCATION · Indianapolis, US
N
WIND
040°3 kt
KIND · 797 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/3
 
 
 
VIS
4.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN004
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN004 BKN009 OVC015
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Light winds at 040°/3 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, broken at 400 ft, broken at 900 ft, and overcast at 1,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Reported weather: -RA BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KIND 271030Z 04003KT 4SM R05L/3000VP6000FT -RA BR BKN004 BKN009 OVC015 20/20 A2994 RMK AO2 TSE27 P0021 T02000200 $

KIND · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 040° at 3 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · broken layer at 400 ft · broken layer at 900 ft · overcast at 1,500 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
040°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
05L HDG 050° CALM 11,200'
23R HDG 230° CALM 11,200'
05R HDG 050° CALM 10,000'
23L HDG 230° CALM 10,000'
14 HDG 140° CALM 7,278'
32 HDG 320° CALM 7,278'
Pattern altitude: 1,797 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 +7°C

1,600FT
+803 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,200 1,400 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV797 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT774 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRI (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport, Blountville, elev 1,519 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,898 FT BKN004 · CEILING BKN009 OVC015 KIND ELEV · 797 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC015
Overcast · base 1,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN009
Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN004
Broken · base 400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,898 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

10:23ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:04ZSUNSET
01:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (14h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:05Z MOONSET09:47Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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