// Station · 20m ago

KLBX

Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31.1°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 25 FT

29.1086°N / 95.4621°W

LOCATION · Angleton, US

WIND

170°5 kt

KLBX · 25 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/5 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLBX 111753Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3005 RMK AO1 SLP177 60032 T03110233 10317 20233 58008

KLBX · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T5 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 +16°C

1,800FT

+1,775 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV25 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-108 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI (Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,732 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:31ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

01:24ZSUNSET

01:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (7h 38m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:04Z MOONSET22:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KBYY

VFR

Bay City Regional Airport · Bay City

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW041
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

KAXH

VFR

Houston Southwest Airport · Rosharon

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KLVJ

VFR

Pearland Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KSGR

VFR

Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 280° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW028
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KGLS

VFR

Scholes International At Galveston Airport · Galveston

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

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