// Station · 2m ago
KPQN
Pipestone Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.7°C / 23.5°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,736 FT
43.9833°N / 96.3003°W
LOCATION · Pipestone, US
WIND
180°6 kt
KPQN · 1,736 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/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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METAR KPQN 142355Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3018 RMK AO2 T02970235 10315 20297 58006
KPQN · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
180°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,306'
09
HDG 090°
H0 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
27
HDG 270°
H0 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
36
HDG 360°
T6 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +18°C
3,600FT
+1,864 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,736 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,473 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGRN
(Gordon Municipal Airport, Gordon, elev 3,562 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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-6)
10:56ZSUNRISE
18:32ZSOLAR NOON
02:07ZSUNSET
02:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (2h 45m)
DAY LENGTH15h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:06Z
MOONSET02:17Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KOTG
VFR
Worthington Municipal Airport · Worthington
- WIND
- 190° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM SE
- AGE
- 1m ago
KCNB
VFR
Myers Field Airport · Canby
- WIND
- 170° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM N
- AGE
- 2m ago
KMWM
VFR
Windom Municipal Airport · Windom
- WIND
- 200° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KGDB
VFR
Granite Falls Municipal Airport / Lenzen-Roe Memorial Field · Granite Falls
- WIND
- 160° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM NE
- AGE
- 2m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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