// Station · 17m ago

KPHP

Philip Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 20 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 35°C / 12.2°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 2,207 FT

44.0485°N / 101.6009°W

LOCATION · Philip, US

WIND

150°20 kt

KPHP · 2,207 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/20G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

35 / 12

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 150°/20 kt, gusting 26. 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 KPHP 150055Z AUTO 15020G26KT 10SM CLR 35/12 A3003 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/0047 SLP139 T03500122

KPHP · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 20 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 20 ktG26

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°20G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H17 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,998'

23 HDG 230° H3 kt X20 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 77%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T3 kt X20 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T17 kt X10 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,207 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 +24°C

5,000FT

+2,793 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,207 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT2,095 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLSK (Lusk Municipal Airport, Lusk, elev 4,964 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+50%

-35%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+35%

-23%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,884 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:17ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

02:29ZSUNSET

03:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:04Z (1h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 11m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:30Z MOONSET02:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KPIR

VFR

Pierre Regional Airport · Pierre

WIND: 150° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 60 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

KD07

—

Faith Municipal Airport · Faith

WIND: 160° / 12 ktG21
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

KRAP

VFR

Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City

WIND: 160° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KRCA

VFR

Ellsworth Air Force Base · Rapid City

WIND: 150° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

KIEN

VFR

Pine Ridge Airport · Pine Ridge

WIND: 180° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

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