// Station · 31m ago

KMAF

Midland International Air and Space Port

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.3°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 2,871 FT

31.9425°N / 102.2020°W

LOCATION · Midland, US

WIND

120°6 kt

KMAF · 2,871 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT034

T / Td

28 / 19

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,400 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 KMAF 111553Z 12006KT 10SM SCT034 28/19 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02830189 $

KMAF · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

10★ HDG 100° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,302'

16L HDG 160° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,247'

16R HDG 160° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 9,501'

04 HDG 040° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

22 HDG 220° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

34R HDG 340° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

34L HDG 340° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

28 HDG 280° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,871 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 +19°C

4,900FT

+2,029 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,871 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT2,667 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMRF (Marfa Municipal Airport, Marfa, elev 4,849 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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)

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,164 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:52ZSUNRISE

18:55ZSOLAR NOON

01:58ZSUNSET

02:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (10h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:20Z MOONSET23:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KODO

VFR

Odessa Schlemeyer Field · Odessa

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW032
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 31m ago

KE11

LIFR

Andrews County Airport · Andrews

WIND: 160° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KBPG

VFR

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport · Big Spring

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KE01

VFR

Roy Hurd Memorial Airport · Monahans

WIND: 130° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW036
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KGNC

VFR

Gaines County Airport · Seminole

WIND: 180° / 11 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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