// Station · 4m ago
KPLU
Pierce County-Thun Field
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.29 inHg
ELEV 538 FT
47.1039°N / 122.2870°W
LOCATION · Puyallup, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
KPLU · 538 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW060
T / Td
17 / 3
ALTIM
30.29"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KPLU 302055Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW060 17/03 A3029 RMK AO2
KPLU · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.29" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
3,651'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
3,651'
Pattern altitude: 1,538 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 +2°C
400FT
-138 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV538 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+2°C
PRESSURE ALT166 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRLD
(Richland Airport, Richland, elev 394 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+4%
-3%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+3%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-1%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:20ZSUNRISE
20:08ZSOLAR NOON
03:56ZSUNSET
04:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 56m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:34Z (7h 35m)
DAY LENGTH15h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:49Z
MOONSET15:25Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTCM
VFR
McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma
- WIND
- 300° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 8 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KGRF
VFR
Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis/Tacoma
- WIND
- 220° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
KTIW
VFR
Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma
- WIND
- 210° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN047
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSEA
VFR
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KRNT
VFR
Renton Municipal Airport · Renton
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC055
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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