// Station · 19m ago

KLUD

Decatur Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.2°C / 20.2°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,047 FT

33.2546°N / 97.5806°W

LOCATION · Decatur, US

WIND

170°5 kt

KLUD · 1,047 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT040 SCT060

T / Td

31 / 20

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,000 ft, and scattered at 6,000 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 KLUD 142335Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT040 SCT060 31/20 A3003 RMK AO2 T03120202

KLUD · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,200'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,047 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 +18°C

3,100FT

+2,053 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,047 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT935 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE42 (Spearman Municipal Airport, Spearman, elev 3,090 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT040

Scattered · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,805 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:32ZSUNRISE

18:37ZSOLAR NOON

01:42ZSUNSET

02:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:10Z (2h 15m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:42Z MOONSET01:52Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KXBP

—

Bridgeport Municipal Airport · Bridgeport

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT075
DIST: 13 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KDTO

VFR

Denton Enterprise Airport · Denton

WIND: 140° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KAFW

VFR

Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 170° / 13 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

K0F2

VFR

Bowie Municipal Airport · Bowie

WIND: 090° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KFTW

VFR

Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW033
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 52m ago

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