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// Station · 17m ago

KPPF

Tri-City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 900 FT
37.3299°N / 95.5062°W
LOCATION · Parsons, US
N
WIND
090°6 kt
KPPF · 900 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/6 kt. 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 KPPF 142152Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM CLR 32/17 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03220172

KPPF · day 14 at 21:52 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,900 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 +19°C

3,000FT
+2,100 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,300 2,250 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV900 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT717 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KADT (Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport, Atwood, elev 2,991 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,163 FT KPPF ELEV · 900 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,163 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:13ZSUNRISE
18:28ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:14Z (4h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:20Z MOONSET01:50Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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