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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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,700 2,150 600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 20,154 FT KMAE ELEV · 255 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,154 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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