// Station · 5m ago
KMLS
Miles City Airport - Frank Wiley Field
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 7.8°C
ALTIM 29.81 inHg
ELEV 2,630 FT
46.4273°N / 105.8854°W
LOCATION · Miles City, US
WIND
150°9 kt
KMLS · 2,630 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 8
ALTIM
29.81"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 150°/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 KMLS 271253Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP069 T02000078
KMLS · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
150°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,624'
22
HDG 220°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
31
HDG 310°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,630 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 +10°C
4,000FT
+1,370 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,630 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT2,737 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHLN
(Helena Regional Airport, Helena, elev 3,877 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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-7)
11:19ZSUNRISE
19:02ZSOLAR NOON
02:44ZSUNSET
03:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (14h 23m)
DAY LENGTH15h 25m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:06Z
MOONSET11:31Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KGDV
VFR
Dawson Community Airport · Glendive
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 62 NM NE
- AGE
- 2m ago
KOLF
VFR
L M Clayton Airport · Wolf Point
- WIND
- 080° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 101 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KSHR
VFR
Sheridan County Airport · Sheridan
- WIND
- 160° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 110 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KGGW
VFR
Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field · Glasgow
- WIND
- 110° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 111 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
KBIL
VFR
Billings Logan International Airport · Billings
- WIND
- 330° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN240
- DIST
- 117 NM W
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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