// Station · 18m ago
KO26
Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 13 kt G24
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 3,680 FT
36.5883°N / 118.0520°W
LOCATION · Lone Pine, US
WIND
250°13 kt
KO26 · 3,680 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/13G24
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW120
T / Td
31 / 13
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 250°/13 kt, gusting 24. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KO26 142155Z AUTO 25013G24KT 10SM FEW120 31/13 A3011 RMK A01
KO26 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 13 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 13 ktG24
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
250°13G24 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H7 kt
X11 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,391'
16
HDG 160°
H0 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 54%
34
HDG 340°
H0 kt
X13 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 54%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T6 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 4,680 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 +23°C
6,200FT
+2,520 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,680 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+23°C
PRESSURE ALT3,488 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTVL
(Lake Tahoe Airport, South Lake Tahoe, elev 6,264 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+62%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:45ZSUNRISE
19:59ZSOLAR NOON
03:12ZSUNSET
03:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:42Z (5h 28m)
DAY LENGTH14h 26m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:52Z
MOONSET03:18Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KBIH
VFR
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport · Bishop
- WIND
- 160° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KNID
VFR
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT080
- DIST
- 57 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 17m ago
KPTV
VFR
Porterville Municipal Airport · Porterville
- WIND
- 290° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KVIS
VFR
Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia
- WIND
- 330° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KO32
VFR
Reedley Municipal Airport · Reedley
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 68 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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