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// Station · 18m ago

KMIB

Minot Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25.4°C / 20.8°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 1,667 FT
48.4156°N / 101.3580°W
LOCATION · Minot, US
N
WIND
310°4 kt
KMIB · 1,667 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW230
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 23,000 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 KMIB 111455Z 31004KT 10SM FEW230 25/21 A2984 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT S SLP099 T02540208 51008 $

KMIB · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 310° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 23,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
310°4 kt
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 +14°C

3,400FT
+1,733 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,100 3,350 2,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,667 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+14°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
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,495 FT FEW230 KMIB ELEV · 1,667 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW230
Few · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,495 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:57ZSUNRISE
18:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:47ZSUNSET
03:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:27Z (12h 13m) DAY LENGTH15h 49m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:22Z MOONSET00:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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