// Station · 14m ago

KPKD

Park Rapids Municipal Airport Konshok Field

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 15 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 26.7°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 1,445 FT

46.9006°N / 95.0731°W

LOCATION · Park Rapids, US

WIND

140°15 kt

KPKD · 1,445 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/15G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 9

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 140°/15 kt, gusting 25. 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 302053Z AUTO 14015G25KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02670089 58005

KPKD · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 15 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 15 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

140°15G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,497'

18 HDG 180° H11 kt X10 kt LEFT 3,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T11 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T15 kt X3 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 +14°C

3,100FT

+1,655 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,445 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,354 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR (Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,930 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:32ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

02:06ZSUNSET

02:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:44Z (5h 37m) DAY LENGTH15h 33m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET13:36Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

KRYM

VFR

Ray S Miller Army Air Field · Fort Ripley

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KFFM

VFR

Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field · Fergus Falls

WIND: 140° / 16 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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