// Station · 8m ago
KMDS
Madison Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 1,718 FT
44.0160°N / 97.0859°W
LOCATION · Madison, US
WIND
160°9 kt
KMDS · 1,718 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 160°/9 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 KMDS 142255Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3016 RMK AO2 TSNO
KMDS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
160°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
21
HDG 210°
H6 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
T6 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
33
HDG 330°
T9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,718 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
3,600FT
+1,882 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,718 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,476 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIEN
(Pine Ridge Airport, Pine Ridge, elev 3,333 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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-6)
10:59ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
02:10ZSUNSET
02:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (3h 42m)
DAY LENGTH15h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:07Z
MOONSET02:19Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFSD
VFR
Sioux Falls Regional Airport · Sioux Falls
- WIND
- 180° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
K6E5
VFR
Wilder Airport · De Smet
- WIND
- 170° / 11 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KPQN
VFR
Pipestone Municipal Airport · Pipestone
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KMHE
VFR
Mitchell Municipal Airport · Mitchell
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KLYV
VFR
Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport · Luverne
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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