// Station · 21m ago

KPHP

Philip Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 13 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.76 inHg

ELEV 2,207 FT

44.0485°N / 101.6009°W

LOCATION · Philip, US

WIND

100°13 kt

KPHP · 2,207 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/13G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 15

ALTIM

29.76"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 100°/13 kt, gusting 20. 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 301955Z AUTO 10013G20KT 10SM CLR 28/15 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP055 T02780150 $

KPHP · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 13 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1005.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 13 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

100°13G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,998'

05 HDG 050° H8 kt X10 kt RIGHT 3,588'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T8 kt X10 kt LEFT —

30 HDG 300° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +17°C

4,500FT

+2,293 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,207 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT2,364 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCC (Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport, Gillette, elev 4,365 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+45%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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 LEVEL16,247 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:08ZSUNRISE

18:45ZSOLAR NOON

02:21ZSUNSET

02:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (6h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 12m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:37Z MOONSET13:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KGRN

VFR

Gordon Municipal Airport · Gordon

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 79 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

K49B

VFR

Sturgis Municipal Airport · Sturgis

WIND: 150° / 22 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

KVTN

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Miller Field · Valentine

WIND: 140° / 12 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT034
DIST: 85 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

KICR

VFR

Winner Regional Airport · Winner

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 86 NM SE
AGE: 23m ago

KCUT

VFR

Custer County Airport · Custer

WIND: 140° / 10 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 89 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

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