// Station · 14m ago
KNFL
Fallon Naval Air Station
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.1°C / 1.1°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 3,934 FT
39.4166°N / 118.7010°W
LOCATION · Fallon, US
WIND
250°3 kt
KNFL · 3,934 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
16 / 1
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/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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METAR KNFL 111257Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 16/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01610011
KNFL · day 11 at 12:57 UTC · wind from 250° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
250°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
13R
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
14,001'
31L
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
14,001'
13L
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
11,076'
31R
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
11,076'
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
7,003'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
7,003'
Pattern altitude: 4,934 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
4,900FT
+966 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,934 FT
OAT+16°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT3,831 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMEV
(Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, elev 4,722 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+49%
-34%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+34%
-22%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:38ZSUNRISE
20:01ZSOLAR NOON
03:24ZSUNSET
03:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:55Z (14h 44m)
DAY LENGTH14h 45m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:00Z
MOONSET00:46Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLOL
VFR
Derby Field · Lovelock
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KRNO
VFR
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW150
- DIST
- 50 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KCXP
VFR
Carson Airport · Carson City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHTH
VFR
Hawthorne Industrial Airport · Hawthorne
- WIND
- 190° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
KMEV
VFR
Minden-Tahoe Airport · Minden
- WIND
- 110° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM SW
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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