// Station · 5m ago
KPEX
Paynesville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 15 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 1,180 FT
45.3721°N / 94.7447°W
LOCATION · Paynesville, US
WIND
110°15 kt
KPEX · 1,180 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/15G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 10
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 110°/15 kt, gusting 19. 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 KPEX 302136Z AUTO 11015G19KT 10SM CLR 27/10 A2998 RMK AO2
KPEX · day 30 at 21:36 UTC · wind from 110° at 15 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 15 ktG19
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
110°15G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
11★
HDG 110°
H15 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 3,302'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
29
HDG 290°
T15 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 2,180 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 +14°C
2,800FT
+1,620 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,180 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT1,118 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO
(Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
10:36ZSUNRISE
18:17ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:41Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:35Z (4h 54m)
DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:07Z
MOONSET13:30Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLJF
VFR
Litchfield Municipal Airport · Litchfield
- WIND
- 110° / 16 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KD39
VFR
Sauk Centre Municipal Airport · Sauk Centre
- WIND
- 100° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBDH
VFR
Willmar Municipal Airport John L Rice Field (2006) · Willmar
- WIND
- 110° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT080
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KGHW
VFR
Glenwood Municipal Airport · Glenwood
- WIND
- 140° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN180
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSTC
VFR
Saint Cloud Regional Airport · Saint Cloud
- WIND
- 120° / 10 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 48m ago
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