// Station · 11m ago

KLKP

Lake Placid Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 17 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,600 ft

T/Td 13°C / 2°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 1,747 FT

44.2645°N / 73.9619°W

LOCATION · Lake Placid, US

WIND

030°17 kt

KLKP · 1,747 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/17G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN046

LAYERS

BKN046 BKN050

T / Td

13 / 2

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,600 ft. Brisk winds at 030°/17 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,600 ft, and broken at 5,000 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 KLKP 301916Z AUTO 03017G22KT 10SM BKN046 BKN050 13/02 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE

KLKP · day 30 at 19:16 UTC · wind from 030° at 17 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,600 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 17 ktG22

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

030°17G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H6 kt X16 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,196'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T6 kt X16 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,747 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 +1°C

1,700FT

-47 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,747 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT1,576 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJHW (Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport, Jamestown, elev 1,723 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN050

Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,313 ft VFR MARGIN+1,600 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:17ZSUNRISE

16:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:31ZSUNSET

01:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (5h 39m) DAY LENGTH15h 14m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:44Z MOONSET11:58Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KSLK

VFR

Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake

WIND: 020° / 9 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 13 NM NW
AGE: 36m ago

KPBG

VFR

Plattsburgh International Airport · Plattsburgh

WIND: 020° / 15 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN049
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

KBTV

VFR

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · Burlington

WIND: 010° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 33m ago

KPTD

VFR

Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field · Potsdam

WIND: 040° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KFSO

VFR

Franklin County State Airport · Swanton

WIND: 010° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 55 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

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