// Station · 1h 4m ago · STALE

KLTS

Altus Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 19.1°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,382 FT

34.6671°N / 99.2667°W

LOCATION · Altus, US

WIND

180°13 kt

KLTS · 1,382 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 19

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 180°/13 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 KLTS 111255Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02700191 TSNO $

KLTS · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 13 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

180°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

18L★ HDG 180° H13 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 9,001'

18R HDG 180° H13 kt X0 kt — 13,440'

176 HDG 170° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT 3,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

356 HDG 350° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT —

36R HDG 360° T13 kt X0 kt — —

36L HDG 360° T13 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,382 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 +15°C

3,100FT

+1,718 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,382 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,329 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGUY (Guymon Municipal Airport, Guymon, elev 3,123 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 LEVEL15,018 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:33ZSUNRISE

18:43ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (12h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:57Z MOONSET23:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KAXS

VFR

Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport · Altus

WIND: 190° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 4 NM NW
AGE: 33m ago

KHBR

VFR

Hobart Regional Airport · Hobart

WIND: 210° / 17 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KFDR

VFR

Frederick Regional Airport · Frederick

WIND: 200° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KF05

VFR

Wilbarger County Airport · Vernon

WIND: 200° / 13 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

KCSM

VFR

Clinton Sherman Airport · Clinton

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

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