// Station · 12m ago
KPIR
Pierre Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 1,744 FT
44.3827°N / 100.2860°W
LOCATION · Pierre, US
WIND
170°5 kt
KPIR · 1,744 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 19
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/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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METAR KPIR 111453Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM CLR 27/19 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02720194 50009
KPIR · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
170°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,900'
25
HDG 250°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
6,880'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
31
HDG 310°
T4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,744 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 +16°C
3,500FT
+1,756 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,744 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,670 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIEN
(Pine Ridge Airport, Pine Ridge, elev 3,333 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:08ZSUNRISE
18:47ZSOLAR NOON
02:26ZSUNSET
03:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:02Z (11h 57m)
DAY LENGTH15h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:34Z
MOONSET23:52Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
K1D8
VFR
Redfield Municipal Airport · Redfield
- WIND
- 200° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 80 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
KD07
—
Faith Municipal Airport · Faith
- WIND
- 190° / 12 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 84 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KHON
VFR
Huron Regional Airport · Huron
- WIND
- 190° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 88 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
KVTN
VFR
Miller Field · Valentine
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 92 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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