// Station · 10m ago

KLXN

Jim Kelly Field

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 16 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,800 ft

T/Td 27.8°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 2,413 FT

40.7910°N / 99.7773°W

LOCATION · Lexington, US

WIND

140°16 kt

KLXN · 2,413 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/16G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN048

LAYERS

SCT042 BKN048 BKN055

T / Td

28 / 19

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,800 ft. Brisk winds at 140°/16 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,200 ft, broken at 4,800 ft, and broken at 5,500 ft. 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 KLXN 302055Z AUTO 14016G22KT 10SM SCT042 BKN048 BKN055 28/19 A2977 RMK AO2 T02780194

KLXN · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · broken layer at 4,800 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 16 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

140°16G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,489'

19 HDG 190° H10 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 55%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01 HDG 010° T10 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T16 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

4,700FT

+2,287 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV2,413 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT2,561 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIBM (Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field, Kimball, elev 4,926 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+47%

-33%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+33%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN048

Broken · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT042

Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,453 ft VFR MARGIN+1,800 ft

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

11:12ZSUNRISE

18:38ZSOLAR NOON

02:03ZSUNSET

02:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (5h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 51m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:42Z MOONSET13:33Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

KNRN

VFR

Norton Municipal Airport · Norton

WIND: 120° / 19 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

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