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// Station · 11m ago

KOLZ

Oelwein Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 15 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 1,076 FT
42.6809°N / 91.9737°W
LOCATION · Oelwein, US
N
WIND
110°15 kt
KOLZ · 1,076 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/15G22
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW060
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 110°/15 kt, gusting 22. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KOLZ 301915Z AUTO 11015G22KT 10SM FEW060 28/13 A3000 RMK A01

KOLZ · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 110° at 15 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 15 ktG22
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
110°15G22 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'
18 HDG 180° H5 kt X14 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
36 HDG 360° T5 kt X14 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,076 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

2,800FT
+1,724 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,000 2,200 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,076 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT994 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBF (North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, North Platte, elev 2,777 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · 15,217 FT FEW060 KOLZ ELEV · 1,076 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW060
Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,217 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:35ZSUNRISE
18:06ZSOLAR NOON
01:38ZSUNSET
02:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (6h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:01Z MOONSET13:05Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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