// Station · 22m ago

KPRC

Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 23.9°C / 10.6°C

ALTIM 30.19 inHg

ELEV 5,045 FT

34.6535°N / 112.4199°W

LOCATION · Prescott, US

WIND

170°5 kt

KPRC · 5,045 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 11

ALTIM

30.19"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/5 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 KPRC 111353Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02390106

KPRC · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

170°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

21R★ HDG 210° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,395'

21L HDG 210° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT 7,619'

12 HDG 120° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 4,408'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

30 HDG 300° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

03L HDG 030° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

03R HDG 030° T4 kt X3 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 +18°C

7,000FT

+1,955 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,045 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT4,774 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFLG (Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, elev 7,014 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+70%

-49%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+49%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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 LEVEL17,116 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE

19:36ZSOLAR NOON

02:45ZSUNSET

03:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:14Z (12h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:50Z MOONSET00:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KPRC.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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