// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

KLAW

Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 19.4°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 1,110 FT

34.5677°N / 98.4166°W

LOCATION · Lawton, US

WIND

140°4 kt

KLAW · 1,110 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW110

T / Td

19 / 18

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 11,000 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 KLAW 270953Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM FEW110 19/18 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP083 T01940178

KLAW · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

140°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 8,599'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 8,599'

Pattern altitude: 2,110 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 +7°C

2,000FT

+890 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,110 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,217 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KWWR (West Woodward Airport, Woodward, elev 2,189 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL10,908 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:25ZSUNRISE

18:32ZSOLAR NOON

01:39ZSUNSET

02:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (15h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:08Z MOONSET10:22Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KFSI

VFR

Henry Post Army Air Field · Fort Sill

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 5 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

KSPS

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · Wichita Falls

WIND: 220° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KHBR

VFR

Hobart Regional Airport · Hobart

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KLTS

MVFR → LIFR 11Z

Altus Air Force Base · Altus

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 42 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KOKC

VFR → IFR 11Z

OKC Will Rogers World Airport · Oklahoma City

WIND: 110° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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