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// Station · 57m ago

KNEW

Lakefront Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 8 FT
30.0424°N / 90.0283°W
LOCATION · New Orleans, US
N
WIND
140°4 kt
KNEW · 8 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/4 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 270953Z AUTO 14004KT 10SM CLR 24/23 A2993 RMK AO1 SLP128 T02440233

KNEW · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1012.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
140°4 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 +9°C

1,100FT
+1,092 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
1,900 1,200 500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-4 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 12,331 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 LEVEL12,331 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:02ZSUNRISE
17:58ZSOLAR NOON
00:55ZSUNSET
01:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:21Z (14h 31m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:45Z MOONSET09:37Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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