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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,700 2,900 2,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,310 FT KLUD ELEV · 1,047 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,310 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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