// Station · 56m ago

KPMD

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 16 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 6,000 ft

T/Td 11.1°C / 6.1°C

ALTIM 29.75 inHg

ELEV 2,543 FT

34.6294°N / 118.0850°W

LOCATION · Palmdale, US

WIND

230°16 kt

KPMD · 2,543 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/16G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC060

LAYERS

OVC060

T / Td

11 / 6

ALTIM

29.75"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Brisk winds at 230°/16 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPMD 270953Z AUTO 23016G22KT 10SM OVC060 11/06 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP061 T01110061 $

KPMD · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 6,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.75" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 16 ktG22

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

230°16G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H16 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,001'

25 HDG 250° H15 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,002'

252 HDG 250° H15 kt X5 kt LEFT 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

07 HDG 070° T15 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

072 HDG 070° T15 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T16 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,543 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 +1°C

2,900FT

+357 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,543 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT2,712 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMHV (Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, elev 2,801 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC060

Overcast · base 6,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,149 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:43ZSUNRISE

19:50ZSOLAR NOON

02:58ZSUNSET

03:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:26Z (16h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:26Z MOONSET11:40Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KWJF

VFR

General William J Fox Airfield · Lancaster

WIND: 240° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 53m ago

KEDW

VFR

Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards

WIND: 230° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 39m ago

KMHV

VFR

Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave

WIND: 240° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KBUR

VFR

Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC033
DIST: 29 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KVNY

MVFR → VFR 19Z

Van Nuys Airport · Van Nuys

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN029
DIST: 32 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

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