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// Station · 15m ago

KMOT

Minot International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.7°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 1,716 FT
48.2580°N / 101.2791°W
LOCATION · Minot, US
N
WIND
120°5 kt
KMOT · 1,716 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/5 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KMOT 111254Z 12005KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02170200

KMOT · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
120°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,700'
08 HDG 080° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT 6,348'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
26 HDG 260° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT
31 HDG 310° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,716 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

3,000FT
+1,284 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,716 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,784 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
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 12,676 FT KMOT ELEV · 1,716 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,676 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:57ZSUNRISE
18:51ZSOLAR NOON
02:46ZSUNSET
03:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:26Z (14h 16m) DAY LENGTH15h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:19Z MOONSET00:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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