// Station · 13m ago

KIWA

Mesa Gateway Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 22°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 1,382 FT

33.3078°N / 111.6550°W

LOCATION · Mesa, US

WIND

250°7 kt

KIWA · 1,382 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

SCT075 SCT090 BKN120

T / Td

22 / 18

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 250°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 7,500 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, and broken 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 KIWA 130052Z 25007KT 10SM SCT075 SCT090 BKN120 22/18 A2987

KIWA · day 13 at 00:52 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

250°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

30C★ HDG 300° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,201'

30R HDG 300° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 9,300'

30L HDG 300° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,401'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

12C HDG 120° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

12L HDG 120° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

12R HDG 120° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

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 +10°C

2,600FT

+1,218 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,382 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,429 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTUS (Tucson International Airport, Tucson, elev 2,643 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,493 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

13:29ZSUNRISE

19:14ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (17m) DAY LENGTH11h 28m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE14:50Z MOONSET02:19Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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