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// Station · 29m ago

KPSC

Tri Cities Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 12.2°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 410 FT
46.2647°N / 119.1190°W
LOCATION · Pasco, US
N
WIND
200°7 kt
KPSC · 410 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/7 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 KPSC 111553Z 20007KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02440122

KPSC · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
21R HDG 210° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,707'
21L HDG 210° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT 4,423'
12 HDG 120° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
30 HDG 300° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT
03L HDG 030° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT
03R HDG 030° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,410 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 +10°C

1,600FT
+1,190 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
3,500 2,200 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV410 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT416 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3W7 (Grand Coulee Dam Airport, Electric City, elev 1,588 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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 · 12,733 FT KPSC ELEV · 410 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,733 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:16ZSUNRISE
20:03ZSOLAR NOON
03:49ZSUNSET
04:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:26Z (12h 04m) DAY LENGTH15h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:45Z MOONSET01:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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