// Station · 6m ago
KL08
Borrego Valley Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 3°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 520 FT
33.2590°N / 116.3210°W
LOCATION · Borrego Springs, US
WIND
VRB6 kt
KL08 · 520 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 3
ALTIM
29.87"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/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 KL08 302055Z AUTO VRB06KT 070V130 10SM CLR 32/03 A2987 RMK AO2
KL08 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
5,011'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
5,011'
Pattern altitude: 1,520 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 +18°C
2,700FT
+2,180 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV520 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT567 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSIY
(Siskiyou County Airport, Montague, elev 2,648 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:39ZSUNRISE
19:44ZSOLAR NOON
02:49ZSUNSET
03:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:17Z (6h 16m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE00:08Z
MOONSET14:19Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTRM
VFR
Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs
- WIND
- 110° / 9 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KRNM
VFR
Ramona Airport · Ramona
- WIND
- 290° / 9 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KPSP
VFR
Palm Springs International Airport · Palm Springs
- WIND
- 110° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KNJK
VFR
El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field) · El Centro
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KSEE
VFR
Gillespie Field · San Diego/El Cajon
- WIND
- 240° / 11 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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