// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE
KMAE
Madera Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 39.4°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 255 FT
36.9886°N / 120.1120°W
LOCATION · Madera, US
WIND
280°11 kt
KMAE · 255 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
39 / 13
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/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 KMAE 142255Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 39/13 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP114 T03940128 $
KMAE · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
280°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,545'
25
HDG 250°
H10 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
3,702'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
T10 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
12
HDG 120°
T10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,255 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 +25°C
3,300FT
+3,045 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV255 FT
OAT+39°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT294 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KO89
(Fall River Mills Airport, Fall River Mills, elev 3,323 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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-8)
12:53ZSUNRISE
20:07ZSOLAR NOON
03:21ZSUNSET
03:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:51Z (3h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 28m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE13:03Z
MOONSET03:31Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFCH
VFR
Fresno Chandler Executive Airport · Fresno
- WIND
- 290° / 8 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KFAT
VFR
Fresno Yosemite International Airport · Fresno
- WIND
- 300° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KMCE
VFR
Merced Regional Macready Field · Merced
- WIND
- 310° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KMER
VFR
Castle Airport · Merced
- WIND
- 330° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 1m ago
KO32
VFR
Reedley Municipal Airport · Reedley
- WIND
- 280° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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