// Station · 26m ago
KPAO
Palo Alto Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 4 FT
37.4611°N / 122.1150°W
LOCATION · Palo Alto, US
WIND
360°6 kt
KPAO · 4 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / 12
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 360°/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 KPAO 111747Z 36006KT 10SM SKC 18/12 A2996
KPAO · day 11 at 17:47 UTC · wind from 360° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
360°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,441'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,004 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 +3°C
300FT
+296 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT-37 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMT
(San Gabriel Valley Airport, El Monte, elev 296 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
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-8)
12:57ZSUNRISE
20:15ZSOLAR NOON
03:32ZSUNSET
04:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:02Z (9h 49m)
DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE10:29Z
MOONSET01:04Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLVK
VFR
Livermore Municipal Airport · Livermore
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KCCR
VFR
Buchanan Field · Concord
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
KC83
VFR
Byron Airport · Byron
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KE16
VFR
San Martin Airport · San Martin
- WIND
- 340° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KTCY
VFR
Tracy Municipal Airport · Tracy
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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