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// Station · 9m ago

KJKJ

Moorhead Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 8 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 918 FT
46.8392°N / 96.6637°W
LOCATION · Moorhead, US
N
WIND
140°8 kt
KJKJ · 918 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/8G17
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/8 kt, gusting 17. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KJKJ 302055Z AUTO 14008G17KT 10SM CLR 27/12 A2996 RMK AO2

KJKJ · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 8 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 8 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
140°8G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12 HDG 120° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,918 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 +14°C

2,500FT
+1,582 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
3,500 2,450 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV918 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT877 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLEM (Lemmon Municipal Airport, Lemmon, elev 2,571 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
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.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,554 FT KJKJ ELEV · 918 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,554 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:38ZSUNRISE
18:25ZSOLAR NOON
02:12ZSUNSET
02:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (5h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 33m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:08Z MOONSET13:42Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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