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// KP52 · Cottonwood Airport · Cottonwood

// Station · 23m ago

KP52

Cottonwood Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 37°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 3,550 FT
34.7300°N / 112.0350°W
LOCATION · Cottonwood, US
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
KP52 · 3,550 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
37 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 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 KP52 142055Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 37/13 A3004 RMK AO2

KP52 · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 37°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 4,250'
32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 4,250'
Pattern altitude: 4,550 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 +29°C

6,900FT
+3,350 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
7,300 5,800 4,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,550 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+29°C PRESSURE ALT3,426 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFLG (Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, elev 7,014 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+69%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+28%
-21%

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 · 22,237 FT KP52 ELEV · 3,550 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,237 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE
19:35ZSOLAR NOON
02:43ZSUNSET
03:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:12Z (5h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:31Z MOONSET02:48Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KP52.

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