// Station · 11m ago
KP52
Cottonwood Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / -2°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 3,550 FT
34.7300°N / 112.0350°W
LOCATION · Cottonwood, US
WIND
VRB4 kt
KP52 · 3,550 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / -2
ALTIM
30.01"
// 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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METAR KP52 301915Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 24/M02 A3001 RMK AO2
KP52 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
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 +16°C
5,400FT
+1,850 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,550 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT3,459 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KP14
(Holbrook Municipal Airport, Holbrook, elev 5,262 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+54%
-38%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+38%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-16%
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-7)
12:18ZSUNRISE
19:27ZSOLAR NOON
02:36ZSUNSET
03:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 09m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:05Z (7h 38m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE23:44Z
MOONSET14:02Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSEZ
VFR
Sedona Airport · Sedona
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KPRC
VFR
Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field · Prescott
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 33m ago
KFLG
VFR
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport · Flagstaff
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NE
- AGE
- 29m ago
KCMR
VFR
H.A. Clark Memorial Field · Williams
- WIND
- 290° / 6 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KPAN
VFR
Payson Airport · Payson
- WIND
- 280° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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