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// Station · 11m ago

KPKD

Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.8°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 1,445 FT
46.9006°N / 95.0731°W
LOCATION · Park Rapids, US
N
WIND
230°8 kt
KPKD · 1,445 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/8 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 KPKD 142253Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03280228

KPKD · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
230°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
18 HDG 180° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,500'
31 HDG 310° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
13 HDG 130° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT
36 HDG 360° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,445 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

3,700FT
+2,255 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
4,100 2,950 1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,445 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT1,262 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCNP (Billy G Ray Field, Chappell, elev 3,682 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,011 FT KPKD ELEV · 1,445 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,011 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:40ZSUNRISE
18:27ZSOLAR NOON
02:13ZSUNSET
02:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:51Z (3h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 32m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET02:21Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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