// Station · 7m ago
KLUD
Decatur Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 9 kt G15
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 1,047 FT
33.2546°N / 97.5806°W
LOCATION · Decatur, US
WIND
170°9 kt
KLUD · 1,047 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/9G15
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 17
ALTIM
29.84"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 170°/9 kt, gusting 15. Visibility 7.0 SM 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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METAR KLUD 302055Z AUTO 17009G15KT 7SM CLR 32/17 A2984 RMK AO2 T03220167
KLUD · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 9 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 9 ktG15
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
170°9G15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T9 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 +19°C
3,500FT
+2,453 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,047 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT1,124 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLLN
(Levelland Municipal Airport, Levelland, elev 3,514 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:24ZSUNRISE
18:29ZSOLAR NOON
01:34ZSUNSET
02:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (4h 59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:53Z
MOONSET13:04Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KXBP
VFR
Bridgeport Municipal Airport · Bridgeport
- WIND
- 170° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM W
- AGE
- 32m ago
KDTO
VFR
Denton Enterprise Airport · Denton
- WIND
- 160° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KAFW
VFR
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 180° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
K0F2
VFR
Bowie Municipal Airport · Bowie
- WIND
- 180° / 10 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KFTW
VFR
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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