// Station · 18m ago
KLKP
Lake Placid Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 14 kt G23
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 1,747 FT
44.2645°N / 73.9619°W
LOCATION · Lake Placid, US
WIND
310°14 kt
KLKP · 1,747 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/14G23
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 21
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 310°/14 kt, gusting 23. 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 KLKP 142155Z AUTO 31014G23KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2988 RMK AO2 PK WND 30026/02
KLKP · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 310° at 14 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 14 ktG23
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
310°14G23 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H14 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,196'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
14
HDG 140°
T14 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +17°C
3,800FT
+2,053 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,747 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,786 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP
(Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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-5)
09:26ZSUNRISE
17:02ZSOLAR NOON
00:39ZSUNSET
01:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:14Z (3h 01m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:32Z
MOONSET00:45Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSLK
VFR
Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake
- WIND
- 240° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW034
- DIST
- 13 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KPBG
VFR
Plattsburgh International Airport · Plattsburgh
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN055
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KBTV
VFR
→
MVFR
02Z
Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- 210° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN065
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KPTD
VFR
Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field · Potsdam
- WIND
- 230° / 15 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMSS
VFR
Massena International Airport Richards Field · Massena
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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