// Station · 29m ago
KMSP
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 841 FT
44.8801°N / 93.2217°W
LOCATION · Minneapolis, US
WIND
230°5 kt
KMSP · 841 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 20
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/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 KMSP 111553Z 23005KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T02780200 $
KMSP · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 5 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID
WIND
230°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 11,006'
17
HDG 170°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
8,000'
30R
HDG 300°
H2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
8,200'
30L
HDG 300°
H2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
10,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
12L
HDG 120°
T2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
12R
HDG 120°
T2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
35
HDG 350°
T2 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
04
HDG 040°
T5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +14°C
2,400FT
+1,559 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV841 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT658 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:38ZSUNRISE
18:19ZSOLAR NOON
02:00ZSUNSET
02:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (10h 14m)
DAY LENGTH15h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:06Z
MOONSET23:28Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSTP
VFR
Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW033
- DIST
- 8 NM NE
- AGE
- 29m ago
KSGS
VFR
South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul
- WIND
- 150° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN032
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KFCM
VFR
Flying Cloud Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
KMIC
VFR
Crystal Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW034
- DIST
- 12 NM NW
- AGE
- 29m ago
KLVN
MVFR
Airlake Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN030
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
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