// Station · 56m ago
KLUF
Luke Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.6°C / 0.8°C
ALTIM 29.64 inHg
ELEV 1,085 FT
33.5350°N / 112.3830°W
LOCATION · Glendale, US
WIND
230°11 kt
KLUF · 1,085 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 1
ALTIM
29.64"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 230°/11 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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METAR KLUF 270855Z AUTO 23011KT 10SM CLR 25/01 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP022 T02460008 50010 $
KLUF · day 27 at 08:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.64" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1002.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
230°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
21R★
HDG 210°
H10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,000'
21L
HDG 210°
H10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
9,912'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03L
HDG 030°
T10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
03R
HDG 030°
T10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,085 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 +12°C
2,800FT
+1,715 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,085 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT1,363 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDMA
(Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, elev 2,704 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
12:23ZSUNRISE
19:28ZSOLAR NOON
02:32ZSUNSET
03:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:00Z (17h 09m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE21:04Z
MOONSET11:13Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KPHX
VFR
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix
- WIND
- 330° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KIWA
VFR
Mesa Gateway Airport · Mesa
- WIND
- 140° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KPRC
VFR
Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field · Prescott
- WIND
- 200° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KFLG
VFR
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport · Flagstaff
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 103 NM N
- AGE
- 54m ago
KDMA
VFR
Davis Monthan Air Force Base · Tucson
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 112 NM SE
- AGE
- 56m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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