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// Station · 6m ago

KOLS

Nogales International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.8°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,955 FT
31.4177°N / 110.8480°W
LOCATION · Nogales, US
N
WIND
140°5 kt
KOLS · 3,955 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/5 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 KOLS 111354Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 23/16 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02280156

KOLS · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
140°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22 HDG 220° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 4,955 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

5,600FT
+1,645 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV3,955 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,751 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0V7 (Kayenta Airport, Kayenta, elev 5,688 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,470 FT KOLS ELEV · 3,955 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,470 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:28ZSUNRISE
19:29ZSOLAR NOON
02:31ZSUNSET
02:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:59Z (12h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:51Z MOONSET23:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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