// Station · 20m ago
KMSO
Missoula Montana Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 3,206 FT
46.9158°N / 114.0911°W
LOCATION · Missoula, US
WIND
290°5 kt
KMSO · 3,206 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 9
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 290°/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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METAR KMSO 111753Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02780094 10278 20133 58002 $
KMSO · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 290° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
290°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,206 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 +19°C
5,500FT
+2,294 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,206 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT3,183 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBTM
(Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, elev 5,550 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+55%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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-8)
11:54ZSUNRISE
19:42ZSOLAR NOON
03:31ZSUNSET
04:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:10Z (9h 56m)
DAY LENGTH15h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE09:26Z
MOONSET01:03Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
K7S0
VFR
Ronan Airport · Ronan
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KS34
VFR
Plains Airport · Plains
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
K3U3
VFR
Bowman Field · Anaconda
- WIND
- 200° / 16 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 68 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KGPI
VFR
Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 84 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KBTM
VFR
Bert Mooney Airport · Butte
- WIND
- 210° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 88 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
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