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// Station · 14m ago

KLRU

Las Cruces International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.3°C / 9.8°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 4,456 FT
32.2894°N / 106.9220°W
LOCATION · Las Cruces, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KLRU · 4,456 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 111255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/10 A3011 RMK AO2 T02230098

KLRU · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 7,506'
30 HDG 300° CALM 7,506'
04 HDG 040° CALM 7,501'
22 HDG 220° CALM 7,501'
08 HDG 080° CALM 6,069'
26 HDG 260° CALM 6,069'
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 +16°C

6,200FT
+1,744 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
8,700 7,200 5,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,456 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT4,264 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0E0 (Moriarty Municipal Airport, Moriarty, elev 6,199 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+62%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%

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 · 15,719 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 LEVEL15,719 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:10ZSUNRISE
19:14ZSOLAR NOON
02:18ZSUNSET
02:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (13h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:32Z MOONSET23:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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