// Station · 17m ago

KINS

Creech Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 18,000 ft

T/Td 37.9°C / 8.6°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 3,133 FT

36.5872°N / 115.6730°W

LOCATION · Indian Springs, US

WIND

080°8 kt

KINS · 3,133 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN180

LAYERS

SCT130 BKN180

T / Td

38 / 9

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 18,000 ft. Moderate winds at 080°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 13,000 ft, and broken at 18,000 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 KINS 150055Z 08008KT 10SM SCT130 BKN180 38/09 A2993 RMK AO2A SLP072 T03790086 $

KINS · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 13,000 ft · broken layer at 18,000 ft · temp 38°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 9,002'

13 HDG 130° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T8 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 4,133 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 +29°C

6,600FT

+3,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,133 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+29°C PRESSURE ALT3,121 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KELY (Ely Airport Yelland Field, Ely, elev 6,259 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+66%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-30%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-20%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN180

Broken · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT130

Scattered · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING18,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER18,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL22,274 ft VFR MARGIN+15,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:36ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

03:02ZSUNSET

03:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:32Z (2h 20m) DAY LENGTH14h 26m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:48Z MOONSET03:15Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KDRA

VFR

Desert Rock Airport · Mercury

WIND: 190° / 8 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KVGT

VFR

North Las Vegas Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 210° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

KLSV

VFR

Nellis Air Force Base · Las Vegas

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW150
DIST: 37 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KLAS

VFR

Harry Reid International Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KHND

VFR

Henderson Executive Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

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