// Station · 13m ago

KOPL

St Landry Parish Ahart Field

CAT —

WIND 210° / 3 kt

VIS —

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.9°C / 23.2°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 75 FT

30.5584°N / 92.0994°W

LOCATION · Opelousas, US

WIND

210°3 kt

KOPL · 75 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/3

VIS

—

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT034 SCT055

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/3 kt. Visibility unreported and scattered at 3,400 ft, and scattered at 5,500 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 KOPL 301915Z AUTO 21003KT SCT034 SCT055 31/23 A2991 RMK AO2 T03090232 PWINO

KOPL · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 210° at 3 kt · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

210°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,999'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,999'

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 4,051'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 4,051'

Pattern altitude: 1,075 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 +16°C

2,000FT

+1,925 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV75 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT81 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,681 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:08ZSUNRISE

18:07ZSOLAR NOON

01:06ZSUNSET

01:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (6h 04m) DAY LENGTH13h 57m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:35Z MOONSET12:32Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KLFT

VFR

Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

KMKV

VFR

Marksville Municipal Airport · Marksville

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW350
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KACP

VFR

Allen Parish Airport · Oakdale

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT039
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KARA

VFR

Acadiana Regional Airport · New Iberia

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW045
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

KHZR

VFR

False River Regional Airport · New Roads

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW380
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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