// Station · 12m ago

KNID

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21.1°C / 3.3°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 2,283 FT

35.6854°N / 117.6920°W

LOCATION · China Lake, US

WIND

250°6 kt

KNID · 2,283 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 3

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/6 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 KNID 111256Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02110033 $

KNID · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

26★ HDG 260° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,199'

21 HDG 210° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT 10,000'

32 HDG 320° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14 HDG 140° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

08 HDG 080° T6 kt X1 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 +11°C

3,600FT

+1,317 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,283 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,301 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO26 (Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport, Lone Pine, elev 3,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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 LEVEL12,940 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:44ZSUNRISE

19:57ZSOLAR NOON

03:09ZSUNSET

03:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:39Z (14h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:06Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KNID.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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