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// Station · 8m ago

KNEW

Lakefront Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 24.4°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 8 FT
30.0424°N / 90.0283°W
LOCATION · New Orleans, US
N
WIND
170°3 kt
KNEW · 8 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/3 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 KNEW 111453Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3012 RMK AO1 SLP193 T03110244 50006

KNEW · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1019.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
170°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
18R HDG 180° CALM 6,879'
36L HDG 360° CALM 6,879'
18L HDG 180° CALM 3,697'
36R HDG 360° CALM 3,697'
09 HDG 090° CALM 3,114'
27 HDG 270° CALM 3,114'
Pattern altitude: 1,008 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
+1,692 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,000 1,400 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-196 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,715 FT KNEW ELEV · 8 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,715 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:08ZSUNRISE
18:06ZSOLAR NOON
01:05ZSUNSET
01:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (10h 30m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:33Z MOONSET22:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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