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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,000 2,250 1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,881 FT KMSP ELEV · 841 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,881 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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