// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE
KMWL
Mineral Wells Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17.8°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 29.78 inHg
ELEV 974 FT
32.7816°N / 98.0602°W
LOCATION · Mineral Wells, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KMWL · 974 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW003
T / Td
18 / 17
ALTIM
29.78"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KMWL 270953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW003 18/17 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP071 T01780172 $
KMWL · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 300 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.1 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
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
5,996'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
5,996'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
4,188'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
4,188'
Pattern altitude: 1,974 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 +5°C
1,700FT
+726 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV974 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT1,113 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJCT
(Kimble County Airport, Junction, elev 1,749 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:28ZSUNRISE
18:30ZSOLAR NOON
01:33ZSUNSET
02:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:01Z (15h 07m)
DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:11Z
MOONSET10:16Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KNFW
VFR
NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 090° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC130
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KFTW
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KAFW
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC140
- DIST
- 39 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KDFW
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth
- WIND
- 220° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN140
- DIST
- 52 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KDAL
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Dallas Love Field · Dallas
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC120
- DIST
- 61 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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