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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,509 FT KLUF ELEV · 1,085 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,509 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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