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// Station · 12m ago

KLFK

Angelina County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 25.6°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 296 FT
31.2340°N / 94.7500°W
LOCATION · Lufkin, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KLFK · 296 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KLFK 111353Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02830256

KLFK · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
07 HDG 070° CALM 5,400'
25 HDG 250° CALM 5,400'
16 HDG 160° CALM 4,311'
34 HDG 340° CALM 4,311'
Pattern altitude: 1,296 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

1,700FT
+1,404 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
3,000 2,000 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV296 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT113 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,589 FT KLFK ELEV · 296 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,589 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:24ZSUNRISE
18:25ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
01:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (11h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:47Z MOONSET22:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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