// Station · 13m ago

KMSY

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 31.1°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 4 FT

29.9934°N / 90.2647°W

LOCATION · New Orleans, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KMSY · 4 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW030 SCT075 BKN250

T / Td

31 / 24

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,000 ft, scattered at 7,500 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KMSY 111453Z 00000KT 10SM FEW030 SCT075 BKN250 31/24 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 T03110244 51008 $

KMSY · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 10,104'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 10,104'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 7,002'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 7,002'

Pattern altitude: 1,004 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 +16°C

1,700FT

+1,696 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-188 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,711 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:07ZSOLAR NOON

01:06ZSUNSET

01:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (10h 27m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:34Z MOONSET22:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNEW

VFR

Lakefront Airport · New Orleans

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KNBG

VFR → MVFR 20Z

New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field · New Orleans

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 16 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

KASD

VFR

Slidell Airport · Slidell

WIND: 220° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT024
DIST: 31 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KHDC

MVFR → VFR 17Z

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport · Hammond

WIND: 180° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

KHUM

VFR

Houma Terrebonne Airport · Houma

WIND: 140° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

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