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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
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
7,000 5,700 4,400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,337 FT FEW120 KO26 ELEV · 3,680 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL19,337 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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