// Station · 16m ago

KLIT

Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.2°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 262 FT

34.7292°N / 92.2236°W

LOCATION · Little Rock, US

WIND

250°10 kt

KLIT · 262 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 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 KLIT 111253Z 25010KT 10SM FEW120 27/23 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02720228

KLIT · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22R★ HDG 220° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,273'

22L HDG 220° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,251'

18 HDG 180° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36 HDG 360° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT —

04L HDG 040° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

04R HDG 040° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,262 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 +12°C

1,600FT

+1,338 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV262 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT120 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRO (Boone County Airport, Harrison, elev 1,365 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,999 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:05ZSUNRISE

18:15ZSOLAR NOON

01:25ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (12h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:27Z MOONSET22:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KORK

VFR

North Little Rock Municipal Airport · North Little Rock

WIND: 260° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 6 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KLRF

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Little Rock Air Force Base · Jacksonville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KSUZ

VFR

Saline County Regional Airport · Bryant

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

KCXW

VFR

Conway Regional Airport · Conway

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

K4M3

VFR

Carlisle Municipal Airport · Carlisle

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

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