// Station · 32m ago

KPPA

Perry Lefors Field

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 11 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33.4°C / 13.4°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 3,245 FT

35.6130°N / 100.9960°W

LOCATION · Pampa, US

WIND

090°11 kt

KPPA · 3,245 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/11G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT070

T / Td

33 / 13

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/11 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 7,000 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 KPPA 142230Z AUTO 09011G19KT 10SM SCT070 33/13 A3015 RMK AO2 T03340134

KPPA · day 14 at 22:30 UTC · wind from 090° at 11 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 11 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°11G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,500'

17 HDG 170° H2 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T2 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

23 HDG 230° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,245 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 +24°C

5,900FT

+2,655 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,245 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT3,012 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAPA (Centennial Airport, Denver, elev 5,885 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+59%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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)

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL20,114 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:40ZSUNRISE

18:50ZSOLAR NOON

02:01ZSUNSET

02:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (3h 28m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:48Z MOONSET02:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KBGD

VFR

Hutchinson County Airport · Borger

WIND: 090° / 8 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KHHF

VFR

Hemphill County Airport · Canadian

WIND: 170° / 12 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 33 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KE42

VFR

Spearman Municipal Airport · Spearman

WIND: 100° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

KAMA

VFR

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo

WIND: 110° / 10 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KDUX

VFR

Moore County Airport · Dumas

WIND: 110° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM W
AGE: 27m ago

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