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// Station · 16m ago

KLFT

Lafayette Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30.6°C / 25.6°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 42 FT
30.2053°N / 91.9876°W
LOCATION · Lafayette, US
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
KLFT · 42 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT024
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,400 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 KLFT 111453Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT024 31/26 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03060256 50005

KLFT · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB3 kt
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 +15°C

1,700FT
+1,658 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,100 1,450 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-141 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KT82 (Gillespie County Airport, Fredericksburg, elev 1,695 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,497 FT SCT024 KLFT ELEV · 42 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT024
Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,497 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:15ZSUNRISE
18:14ZSOLAR NOON
01:13ZSUNSET
01:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (10h 31m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:41Z MOONSET22:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

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