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// Station · 31m ago

KMIB

Minot Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.7°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 1,667 FT
48.4156°N / 101.3580°W
LOCATION · Minot, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KMIB · 1,667 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KMIB 111355Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2984 RMK AO2A SLP099 T02370206 $

KMIB · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
11 HDG 110° CALM 13,197'
29 HDG 290° CALM 13,197'
Pattern altitude: 2,667 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

3,200FT
+1,533 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
4,100 3,350 2,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,667 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,744 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW (Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
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 · 13,637 FT KMIB ELEV · 1,667 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,637 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:57ZSUNRISE
18:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:47ZSUNSET
03:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:27Z (13h 01m) DAY LENGTH15h 49m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:21Z MOONSET00:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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