// Station · 11m ago
KLBX
Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.6°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 25 FT
29.1086°N / 95.4621°W
LOCATION · Angleton, US
WIND
170°6 kt
KLBX · 25 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 23
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/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 KLBX 111653Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3006 RMK AO1 SLP179 T03060233
KLBX · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
170°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 7,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T6 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,025 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 +15°C
1,700FT
+1,675 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV25 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-117 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOM
(Coleman Municipal Airport, Coleman, elev 1,697 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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-6)
11:31ZSUNRISE
18:28ZSOLAR NOON
01:24ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (8h 47m)
DAY LENGTH13h 52m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE09:01Z
MOONSET22:54Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBYY
VFR
Bay City Regional Airport · Bay City
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW300
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KAXH
VFR
Houston Southwest Airport · Rosharon
- WIND
- 210° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLVJ
VFR
Pearland Regional Airport · Houston
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSGR
VFR
Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KGLS
VFR
Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
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