// Station · 21m ago
KIWA
Mesa Gateway Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 1,382 FT
33.3078°N / 111.6550°W
LOCATION · Mesa, US
WIND
350°6 kt
KIWA · 1,382 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / 16
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 350°/6 kt. 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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METAR KIWA 111555Z 35006KT 10SM CLR 34/16 A2997
KIWA · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 350° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
350°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
30C★
HDG 300°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,201'
30R
HDG 300°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
9,300'
30L
HDG 300°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
10,401'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
12C
HDG 120°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
12L
HDG 120°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
12R
HDG 120°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,382 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
3,900FT
+2,518 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,382 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT1,329 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOLS
(Nogales International Airport, Nogales, elev 3,955 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+39%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
12:26ZSUNRISE
19:33ZSOLAR NOON
02:39ZSUNSET
03:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:07Z (10h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:54Z
MOONSET00:07Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCHD
VFR
Chandler Municipal Airport · Chandler
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
KFFZ
VFR
Falcon Field · Mesa
- WIND
- 300° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KPHX
VFR
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix
- WIND
- 300° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 19 NM NW
- AGE
- 25m ago
KCGZ
VFR
Casa Grande Municipal Airport · Casa Grande
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KSDL
VFR
Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale
- WIND
- 310° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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