// Station · 13m ago

KLQR

Larned Pawnee County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 16 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 2,012 FT

38.2086°N / 99.0860°W

LOCATION · Larned, US

WIND

150°16 kt

KLQR · 2,012 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/16G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 20

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 150°/16 kt, gusting 22. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KLQR 302135Z AUTO 15016G22KT 10SM VCTS CLR 31/20 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 17033/34 LTG DSNT SE-W PRESFR

KLQR · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 150° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 16 ktG22

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°16G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

17★ HDG 170° H15 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,201'

12 HDG 120° H14 kt X8 kt RIGHT 2,830'

22 HDG 220° H5 kt X15 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 68%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

04 HDG 040° T5 kt X15 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T14 kt X8 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T15 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,012 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 +20°C

4,700FT

+2,688 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,012 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT2,248 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAKO (Colorado Plains Regional Airport, Akron, elev 4,714 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+47%

-33%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+33%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,669 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:17ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (4h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:48Z MOONSET13:24Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGBD

VFR → LIFR 10Z

Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend

WIND: 150° / 20 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW002
DIST: 13 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KPTT

VFR

Pratt Regional Airport · Pratt

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 34 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

KHYS

VFR

Hays Regional Airport · Hays

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KLYO

VFR

Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport · Lyons

WIND: 150° / 19 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KRSL

VFR → LIFR 11Z

Russell Municipal Airport · Russell

WIND: 160° / 19 ktG31
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM N
AGE: 55m ago

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