// Station · 3m ago
KLXN
Jim Kelly Field
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.5°C / 18.6°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 2,413 FT
40.7910°N / 99.7773°W
LOCATION · Lexington, US
WIND
140°11 kt
KLXN · 2,413 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 19
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 140°/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 KLXN 142355Z AUTO 14011KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A3016 RMK AO2 T02850186 10301 20276
KLXN · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 140° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
140°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,489'
19
HDG 190°
H7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
T7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 3,413 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 +18°C
4,300FT
+1,887 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,413 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT2,171 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNY
(Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field, Sidney, elev 4,313 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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)
11:20ZSUNRISE
18:46ZSOLAR NOON
02:11ZSUNSET
02:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:43Z (2h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 50m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:30Z
MOONSET02:21Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHDE
VFR
Brewster Field · Holdrege
- WIND
- 100° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KCSB
VFR
Cambridge Municipal Airport · Cambridge
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 34 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
KEAR
VFR
Kearney Regional Airport · Kearney
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM E
- AGE
- 2m ago
KBBW
VFR
Broken Bow Municipal Airport · Broken Bow
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KLBF
VFR
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte
- WIND
- 150° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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