// Station · 9m ago

KOEL

Oakley Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 15 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.2°C / 13.3°C

ALTIM 30.17 inHg

ELEV 3,045 FT

39.1099°N / 100.8160°W

LOCATION · Oakley, US

WIND

120°15 kt

KOEL · 3,045 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/15G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060

T / Td

30 / 13

ALTIM

30.17"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/15 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 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 KOEL 142255Z AUTO 12015G18KT 10SM SCT060 30/13 A3017 RMK AO1 T03020133

KOEL · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 15 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 15 ktG18

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

120°15G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,153'

16 HDG 160° H11 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,045 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 +21°C

5,300FT

+2,255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,045 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT2,791 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLIC (Limon Municipal Airport, Limon, elev 5,374 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,298 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:50ZSOLAR NOON

02:10ZSUNSET

02:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:41Z (3h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:38Z MOONSET02:18Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KCBK

VFR

Shalz Field · Colby

WIND: 130° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 22 NM NW
AGE: 29m ago

KTQK

VFR

Scott City Municipal Airport · Scott City

WIND: 130° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 29m ago

KGLD

VFR

Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland

WIND: 120° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 44 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KOIN

VFR

Oberlin Municipal Airport · Oberlin

WIND: 150° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 45 NM N
AGE: 29m ago

K3K7

VFR

Mark Hoard Memorial Airport · Leoti

WIND: 130° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW065
DIST: 47 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

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