// Station · 18m ago

KMXF

Maxwell Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 17,000 ft

T/Td 33.9°C / 22.3°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 171 FT

32.3829°N / 86.3658°W

LOCATION · Montgomery, US

WIND

240°6 kt

KMXF · 171 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN170

LAYERS

SCT042 BKN170

T / Td

34 / 22

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 17,000 ft. Light winds at 240°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,200 ft, and broken at 17,000 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 KMXF 111755Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM SCT042 BKN170 34/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 60000 T03390223 10340 20254 58010

KMXF · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · broken layer at 17,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

189★ HDG 180° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,015'

15 HDG 150° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

33 HDG 330° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

009 HDG 007° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,171 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 +19°C

2,300FT

+2,129 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV171 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT9 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN170

Broken · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT042

Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING17,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL17,292 ft VFR MARGIN+14,000 ft

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

17:52ZSOLAR NOON

00:56ZSUNSET

01:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (7h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:20Z MOONSET22:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

KEET

VFR

Shelby County Airport · Alabaster

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 52 NM NW
AGE: 20m ago

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