// Station · 12m ago
KO26
Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt G10
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 3,680 FT
36.5883°N / 118.0520°W
LOCATION · Lone Pine, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
KO26 · 3,680 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5G10
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 3
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt, gusting 10. 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 KO26 301915Z AUTO VRB05G10KT 10SM CLR 23/03 A3009 RMK A01
KO26 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5G10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
16
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
4,000'
34
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
4,000'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
2,391'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
2,391'
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 +15°C
5,300FT
+1,620 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,680 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT3,509 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLU
(Blue Canyon Nyack Airport, Emigrant Gap, elev 5,284 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+53%
-37%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+37%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+21%
-16%
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)
12:37ZSUNRISE
19:51ZSOLAR NOON
03:04ZSUNSET
03:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:34Z (8h 07m)
DAY LENGTH14h 27m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE00:03Z
MOONSET14:31Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KBIH
VFR
Eastern Sierra Regional Airport · Bishop
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 31m ago
KNID
VFR
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM S
- AGE
- 31m ago
KPTV
VFR
Porterville Municipal Airport · Porterville
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM SW
- AGE
- 31m ago
KVIS
VFR
Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM W
- AGE
- 31m ago
KO32
VFR
Reedley Municipal Airport · Reedley
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 68 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
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