// Station · 54m ago

KPRC

Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 10 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 15.6°C / -4.4°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

ELEV 5,045 FT

34.6535°N / 112.4199°W

LOCATION · Prescott, US

WIND

200°10 kt

KPRC · 5,045 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/10G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

16 / -4

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/10 kt, gusting 18. 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 KPRC 270853Z AUTO 20010G18KT 10SM CLR 16/M04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP020 T01561044 55000

KPRC · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 10 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1002.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 10 ktG18

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°10G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

21R★ HDG 210° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,395'

21L HDG 210° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT 7,619'

12 HDG 120° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

03L HDG 030° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

03R HDG 030° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,045 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 +11°C

6,400FT

+1,355 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,045 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT5,143 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOW (Show Low Regional Airport, Show Low, elev 6,415 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+64%

-45%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+45%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-19%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,924 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:21ZSUNRISE

19:28ZSOLAR NOON

02:35ZSUNSET

03:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:04Z (17h 16m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:01Z MOONSET11:16Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KFLG

VFR

Flagstaff Pulliam Airport · Flagstaff

WIND: 240° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 50m ago

KLUF

VFR

Luke Air Force Base · Glendale

WIND: 230° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM S
AGE: 52m ago

KPHX

VFR

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · Phoenix

WIND: 330° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 76 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KGCN

VFR

Grand Canyon National Park Airport · Grand Canyon - Tusayan

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM N
AGE: 53m ago

KIGM

VFR

Kingman Airport · Kingman

WIND: 200° / 15 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 83 NM NW
AGE: 56m ago

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