// Station · 55m ago

KINL

Falls International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16.1°C / 6.1°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,185 FT

48.5662°N / 93.4031°W

LOCATION · International Falls, US

WIND

060°3 kt

KINL · 1,185 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120

T / Td

16 / 6

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 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 KINL 270854Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM FEW120 16/06 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01610061 53008

KINL · day 27 at 08:54 UTC · wind from 060° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

060°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 7,400'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 7,400'

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 2,999'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 2,999'

Pattern altitude: 2,185 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 +3°C

1,500FT

+315 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,185 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT1,073 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KELO (Ely Municipal Airport, Ely, elev 1,456 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL9,316 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:21ZSUNRISE

18:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:03ZSUNSET

02:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:43Z (16h 53m) DAY LENGTH15h 41m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:01Z MOONSET10:43Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KBDE

VFR

Baudette International Airport · Baudette

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

KHIB

VFR

Range Regional Airport · Hibbing

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 74 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KELO

VFR

Ely Municipal Airport · Ely

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 77 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

CYHD

VFR

Dryden Regional Airport · Dryden

WIND: 050° / 9 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 80 NM N
AGE: 49m ago

CYQK

VFR

Kenora Airport · Kenora

WIND: 070° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW130
DIST: 82 NM NW
AGE: 49m ago

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