// Station · 56m ago

KNID

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 18 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 14.4°C / 1.1°C

ALTIM 29.64 inHg

ELEV 2,283 FT

35.6854°N / 117.6920°W

LOCATION · China Lake, US

WIND

240°18 kt

KNID · 2,283 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/18G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 1

ALTIM

29.64"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 240°/18 kt, gusting 24. 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 KNID 270956Z AUTO 24018G24KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/0916 SLP022 T01440011 $

KNID · day 27 at 09:56 UTC · wind from 240° at 18 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.64" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1002.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 18 ktG24

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°18G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

26★ HDG 260° H17 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,199'

21 HDG 210° H16 kt X9 kt RIGHT 10,000'

32 HDG 320° H3 kt X18 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14 HDG 140° T3 kt X18 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T16 kt X9 kt LEFT —

08 HDG 080° T17 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,283 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 +4°C

3,100FT

+817 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,283 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT2,561 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMHV (Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, elev 2,801 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,556 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:39ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

02:59ZSUNSET

03:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (16h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:22Z MOONSET11:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KMHV

VFR

Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave

WIND: 240° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 44 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

KEDW

VFR

Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards

WIND: 230° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 47 NM S
AGE: 42m ago

KBYS

VFR

Bicycle Lake Army Air Field · Fort Irwin/Barstow

WIND: 200° / 19 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

KWJF

VFR

General William J Fox Airfield · Lancaster

WIND: 240° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 62 NM SW
AGE: 56m ago

KPMD

VFR

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale

WIND: 230° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 66 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

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