// Station · 34m ago

KLRD

Laredo International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 14 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32.8°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 508 FT

27.5438°N / 99.4616°W

LOCATION · Laredo, US

WIND

160°14 kt

KLRD · 508 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/14G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT037

T / Td

33 / 22

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 160°/14 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,700 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 KLRD 111556Z 16014G20KT 10SM SCT037 33/22 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03280222 $

KLRD · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 160° at 14 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 14 ktG20

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

160°14G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14★ HDG 140° H13 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,927'

18L HDG 180° H13 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,236'

18R HDG 180° H13 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,743'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

32 HDG 320° T13 kt X5 kt LEFT —

36R HDG 360° T13 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

36L HDG 360° T13 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,508 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 +19°C

2,700FT

+2,192 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV508 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT426 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE41 (Reagan County Airport, Big Lake, elev 2,706 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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)

SCT037

Scattered · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,074 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:51ZSUNRISE

18:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:37ZSUNSET

02:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (9h 33m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:19Z MOONSET23:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

MMNL

VFR

Quetzalcóatl International Airport · Nuevo Laredo

WIND: 130° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 8 NM SW
AGE: 49m ago

KAPY

VFR

Zapata County Airport · Zapata

WIND: 170° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KHBV

VFR

Jim Hogg County Airport · Hebbronville

WIND: 170° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW330
DIST: 40 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

KCOT

VFR

Cotulla-La Salle County Airport · Cotulla

WIND: 160° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT029
DIST: 56 NM N
AGE: 37m ago

KCZT

VFR

Dimmit County Airport · Carrizo Springs

WIND: 170° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

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