// Station · 12m ago
KLJF
Litchfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 14 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 8°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 1,140 FT
45.0971°N / 94.5073°W
LOCATION · Litchfield, US
WIND
150°14 kt
KLJF · 1,140 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/14G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 8
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 150°/14 kt, gusting 19. 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 KLJF 301915Z AUTO 15014G19KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A2998 RMK AO2
KLJF · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 150° at 14 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 14 ktG19
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
150°14G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H13 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T13 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,140 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
3,000FT
+1,860 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,140 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,078 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:36ZSUNRISE
18:17ZSOLAR NOON
01:57ZSUNSET
02:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 29m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:33Z (7h 05m)
DAY LENGTH15h 20m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:03Z
MOONSET13:23Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KD39
VFR
Sauk Centre Municipal Airport · Sauk Centre
- WIND
- 100° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KRWF
VFR
Redwood Falls Municipal Airport · Redwood Falls
- WIND
- 130° / 12 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN090
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KULM
VFR
New Ulm Municipal Airport · New Ulm
- WIND
- 130° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT095
- DIST
- 47 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KPNM
VFR
Princeton Municipal Airport · Princeton
- WIND
- 130° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC210
- DIST
- 47 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KFCM
VFR
Flying Cloud Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 130° / 13 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM E
- AGE
- 34m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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