// Station · 16m ago
KLFT
Lafayette Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 42 FT
30.2053°N / 91.9876°W
LOCATION · Lafayette, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KLFT · 42 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 25
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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METAR KLFT 111253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02670250
KLFT · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
04R
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
8,000'
22L
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
8,000'
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
5,403'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
5,403'
04L
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
4,098'
22R
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
4,098'
Pattern altitude: 1,042 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 +11°C
1,200FT
+1,158 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV42 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT-141 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLZZ
(Lampasas Airport, Lampasas, elev 1,215 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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)
11:15ZSUNRISE
18:14ZSOLAR NOON
01:13ZSUNSET
01:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (12h 31m)
DAY LENGTH13h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:37Z
MOONSET22:35Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KARA
VFR
Acadiana Regional Airport · New Iberia
- WIND
- 120° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KOPL
VFR
St Landry Parish Ahart Field · Opelousas
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
K3R7
VFR
Jennings Airport · Jennings
- WIND
- 110° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
KHZR
VFR
False River Regional Airport · New Roads
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
KPTN
VFR
Harry P Williams Memorial Airport · Patterson
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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