// Station · 18m ago
KOWA
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.3°C / 23.1°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 1,145 FT
44.1234°N / 93.2606°W
LOCATION · Owatonna, US
WIND
240°6 kt
KOWA · 1,145 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 23
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/6 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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METAR KOWA 142155Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3016 RMK AO2 T03130231
KOWA · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
240°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H3 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T3 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,145 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 +18°C
3,100FT
+1,955 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,145 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT903 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR
(Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:43ZSUNRISE
18:19ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:31Z (4h 17m)
DAY LENGTH15h 12m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:50Z
MOONSET02:02Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFBL
VFR
Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field · Faribault
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KACQ
VFR
Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KTOB
VFR
Dodge Center Airport · Dodge Center
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KSYN
VFR
Stanton Airfield · Dennison
- WIND
- 220° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KAEL
VFR
Albert Lea Municipal Airport · Albert Lea
- WIND
- 220° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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