// Station · 20m ago

KPHX

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32.8°C / 16.7°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 1,135 FT

33.4353°N / 112.0059°W

LOCATION · Phoenix, US

WIND

290°10 kt

KPHX · 1,135 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW150 SCT250

T / Td

33 / 17

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 15,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 ft. 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 KPHX 111251Z 29010KT 10SM FEW150 SCT250 33/17 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP100 T03280167

KPHX · day 11 at 12:51 UTC · wind from 290° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 15,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

290°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

26★ HDG 260° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,489'

25R HDG 250° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 60%

25L HDG 250° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 60%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

07L HDG 070° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT —

07R HDG 070° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT —

08 HDG 080° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,135 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 +20°C

3,600FT

+2,465 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,135 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT1,153 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KP52 (Cottonwood Airport, Cottonwood, elev 3,550 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW150

Few · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,701 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE

19:34ZSOLAR NOON

02:41ZSUNSET

03:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:09Z (13h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:49Z MOONSET00:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KSDL

VFR

Scottsdale Airport · Scottsdale

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

KCHD

VFR

Chandler Municipal Airport · Chandler

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

KFFZ

VFR

Falcon Field · Mesa

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KDVT

VFR

Phoenix Deer Valley Airport · Phoenix

WIND: 310° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KGYR

VFR

Phoenix Goodyear Airport · Goodyear

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

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