// Station · 24m ago

KMSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.1°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 841 FT

44.8801°N / 93.2217°W

LOCATION · Minneapolis, US

WIND

200°4 kt

KMSP · 841 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW100

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 10,000 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 KMSP 111353Z 20004KT 10SM FEW100 26/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02610194

KMSP · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

200°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 11,006'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 11,006'

12R HDG 120° —CALM —— 10,000'

30L HDG 300° —CALM —— 10,000'

12L HDG 120° —CALM —— 8,200'

30R HDG 300° —CALM —— 8,200'

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 8,000'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 8,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,841 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

2,200FT

+1,359 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV841 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT670 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCKC (Grand Marais Cook County Airport, Grand Marais, elev 1,799 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,023 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:38ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

02:00ZSUNSET

02:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (12h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:02Z MOONSET23:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSTP

VFR

Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul

WIND: 130° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM NE
AGE: 24m ago

KSGS

VFR

South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul

WIND: 140° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM E
AGE: 2m ago

KFCM

VFR

Flying Cloud Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KMIC

VFR

Crystal Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: 200° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KLVN

VFR

Airlake Airport · Minneapolis

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

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