// Station · 9m ago
KOPL
St Landry Parish Ahart Field
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26.1°C / 22.4°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 75 FT
30.5584°N / 92.0994°W
LOCATION · Opelousas, US
WIND
220°5 kt
KOPL · 75 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT090
T / Td
26 / 22
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 220°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 9,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KOPL 142255Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM SCT090 26/22 A3008 RMK AO2 T02610224
KOPL · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
220°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,051'
18
HDG 180°
H4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
5,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
06
HDG 060°
T5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +11°C
1,200FT
+1,125 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV75 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT-87 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLZZ
(Lampasas Airport, Lampasas, elev 1,215 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:16ZSUNRISE
18:15ZSOLAR NOON
01:13ZSUNSET
01:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 09m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:41Z (2h 36m)
DAY LENGTH13h 57m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:24Z
MOONSET01:22Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLFT
VFR
Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC110
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KMKV
VFR
Marksville Municipal Airport · Marksville
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KACP
VFR
Allen Parish Airport · Oakdale
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KARA
VFR
Acadiana Regional Airport · New Iberia
- WIND
- 310° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT055
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KHZR
VFR
False River Regional Airport · New Roads
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW095
- DIST
- 33 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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