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// KPHX · Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix

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KPHX

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / -2.8°C
ALTIM 29.67 inHg
ELEV 1,135 FT
33.4353°N / 112.0059°W
LOCATION · Phoenix, US
N
WIND
250°5 kt
KPHX · 1,135 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / -3
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.67"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/5 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPHX 270951Z 25005KT 10SM CLR 25/M03 A2967 RMK AO2 SLP029 T02501028

KPHX · day 27 at 09:51 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 29.67" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1002.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
250°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
25R★ HDG 250° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,300'
25L HDG 250° H5 kt X0 kt — 7,800'
26 HDG 260° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT 11,489'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
07L HDG 070° T5 kt X0 kt — —
07R HDG 070° T5 kt X0 kt — —
08 HDG 080° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —
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 +13°C

2,900FT
+1,765 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
4,500 3,400 2,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,135 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,383 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDMA (Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, elev 2,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,761 FT KPHX ELEV · 1,135 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,761 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:22ZSUNRISE
19:26ZSOLAR NOON
02:30ZSUNSET
02:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:59Z (16h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:05Z MOONSET11:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KPHX.

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