// Station · 33m ago
KPSX
Palacios Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 14 FT
28.7275°N / 96.2510°W
LOCATION · Palacios, US
WIND
200°8 kt
KPSX · 14 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 200°/8 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 KPSX 301853Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02940222 $
KPSX · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 8 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
200°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,001'
26
HDG 260°
H4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
13
HDG 130°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
31
HDG 310°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
08
HDG 080°
T4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
36
HDG 360°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,014 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 +14°C
1,800FT
+1,786 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV14 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT20 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI
(Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:29ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
01:18ZSUNSET
01:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:45Z (6h 19m)
DAY LENGTH13h 49m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:55Z
MOONSET12:45Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPKV
VFR
Calhoun County Airport · Port Lavaca
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW300
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBYY
VFR
Bay City Regional Airport · Bay City
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW320
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KVCT
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Victoria Regional Airport · Victoria
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT041
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 35m ago
KLBX
VFR
Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · Angleton
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW043
- DIST
- 47 NM NE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KELA
VFR
Eagle Lake Airport · Eagle Lake
- WIND
- 200° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN046
- DIST
- 53 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
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