// Station · 11m ago

KPQN

Pipestone Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 17 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 20.7°C / 20.5°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,736 FT

43.9833°N / 96.3003°W

LOCATION · Pipestone, US

WIND

140°17 kt

KPQN · 1,736 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/17

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW036 BKN100

T / Td

21 / 21

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Brisk winds at 140°/17 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, a few at 3,600 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KPQN 302135Z AUTO 14017KT 7SM -RA FEW036 BKN100 21/21 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 14027/2109 RAB2103 P0000 T02070205

KPQN · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 140° at 17 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 3,600 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 17 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

140°17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H13 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,306'

09 HDG 090° H11 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 76%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T11 kt X13 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T13 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,736 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 +9°C

2,800FT

+1,064 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,736 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,695 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO (Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW036

Few · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,191 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

10:48ZSUNRISE

18:24ZSOLAR NOON

02:00ZSUNSET

02:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:46Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:35Z (4h 48m) DAY LENGTH15h 12m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:19Z MOONSET13:31Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KLYV

VFR

Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport · Luverne

WIND: 110° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT029
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KDVP

VFR

Slayton Municipal Airport · Slayton

WIND: 110° / 20 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT032
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KBKX

VFR

Brookings Regional Airport · Brookings

WIND: 160° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN041
DIST: 29 NM NW
AGE: 50m ago

KFSD

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Sioux Falls Regional Airport · Sioux Falls

WIND: 130° / 21 ktG30
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 50m ago

KTKC

VFR

Tracy Municipal Airport · Tracy

WIND: 140° / 15 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW085
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

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