// Station · 17m ago
KPLU
Pierce County-Thun Field
CAT MVFR
WIND CALM
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 538 FT
47.1039°N / 122.2870°W
LOCATION · Puyallup, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KPLU · 538 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
5.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 5
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR KPLU 150155Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ CLR 29/05 A3004 RMK AO2
KPLU · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
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 +15°C
2,200FT
+1,662 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV538 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT414 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDEW
(Deer Park Airport, Deer Park, elev 2,211 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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-8)
12:29ZSUNRISE
20:16ZSOLAR NOON
04:03ZSUNSET
04:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 50m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:41Z (2h 28m)
DAY LENGTH15h 34m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:43Z
MOONSET04:17Z
FULL MOON IN14 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTCM
VFR
McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma
- WIND
- 360° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KGRF
VFR
Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis/Tacoma
- WIND
- 290° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KTIW
VFR
Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KSEA
VFR
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
- WIND
- 290° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KRNT
VFR
Renton Municipal Airport · Renton
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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