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// Station · 12m ago

KLRU

Las Cruces International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.5°C / 10.1°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 4,456 FT
32.2894°N / 106.9220°W
LOCATION · Las Cruces, US
N
WIND
080°5 kt
KLRU · 4,456 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/5 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLRU 111455Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A3017 RMK AO2 T02850101

KLRU · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
080°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
08 HDG 080° H5 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 6,069'
04 HDG 040° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT 7,501'
12 HDG 120° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT 7,506'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
22 HDG 220° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT
30 HDG 300° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 5,456 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 +22°C

6,800FT
+2,344 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
8,700 7,200 5,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,456 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT4,202 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSRR (Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, Alto, elev 6,814 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+68%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,850 FT KLRU ELEV · 4,456 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,850 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:10ZSUNRISE
19:14ZSOLAR NOON
02:18ZSUNSET
02:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (11h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:36Z MOONSET23:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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