// Station · 34m ago

KMHE

Mitchell Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,100 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 1,304 FT

43.7748°N / 98.0386°W

LOCATION · Mitchell, US

WIND

140°10 kt

KMHE · 1,304 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN031

LAYERS

FEW024 BKN031 BKN110

T / Td

24 / 18

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,100 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,400 ft, broken at 3,100 ft, and broken at 11,000 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 KMHE 301853Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM FEW024 BKN031 BKN110 24/18 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB34E43 SLP108 P0000 T02390178

KMHE · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 3,100 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

140°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,701'

18 HDG 180° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 60%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T8 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,304 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 +12°C

2,700FT

+1,396 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,304 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,351 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN031

Broken · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW024

Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,375 ft VFR MARGIN+100 ft

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

10:55ZSUNRISE

18:31ZSOLAR NOON

02:06ZSUNSET

02:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:41Z (7h 14m) DAY LENGTH15h 10m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:22Z MOONSET13:33Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KMHE.

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