// Station · 23m ago

KLUF

Luke Air Force Base

CAT LIFR

WIND 260° / 5 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 300 ft

T/Td 34.2°C / 16.5°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 1,085 FT

33.5350°N / 112.3830°W

LOCATION · Glendale, US

WIND

260°5 kt

KLUF · 1,085 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/5

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

OVC003

LAYERS

OVC003

T / Td

34 / 17

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Light winds at 260°/5 kt, visibility 6.0 SM, overcast at 300 ft. Reported weather: HZ. Reported weather: HZ. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLUF 111455Z AUTO 26005KT 6SM HZ OVC003 34/17 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03420165 52021 $

KLUF · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 5 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · overcast at 300 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

260°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

21R★ HDG 210° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,000'

21L HDG 210° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 9,912'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03L HDG 030° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

03R HDG 030° T3 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 +21°C

3,600FT

+2,515 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,085 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,073 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KP52 (Cottonwood Airport, Cottonwood, elev 3,550 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC003

Overcast · base 300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL18,358 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

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

12:29ZSUNRISE

19:36ZSOLAR NOON

02:43ZSUNSET

03:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:11Z (11h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:55Z MOONSET00:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGEU

VFR

Glendale Municipal Airport · Glendale

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 4 NM E
AGE: 31m ago

KGYR

VFR

Phoenix Goodyear Airport · Goodyear

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW160
DIST: 7 NM S
AGE: 31m ago

KBXK

IFR

Buckeye Municipal Airport · Buckeye

WIND: CALM
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

KDVT

VFR

Phoenix Deer Valley Airport · Phoenix

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM NE
AGE: 25m ago

KPHX

VFR

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix

WIND: 280° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 27m ago

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