// Station · 4m ago
KPTD
Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 15 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 474 FT
44.6766°N / 74.9486°W
LOCATION · Potsdam, US
WIND
230°15 kt
KPTD · 474 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/15G22
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 23
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 230°/15 kt, gusting 22. 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 KPTD 142115Z AUTO 23015G22KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A2980 RMK AO2 PNO
KPTD · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 230° at 15 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 15 ktG22
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
230°15G22 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H15 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,703'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
06
HDG 060°
T15 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,474 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 +16°C
2,500FT
+2,026 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV474 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT592 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOLE
(Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport, Olean, elev 2,135 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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-5)
09:28ZSUNRISE
17:06ZSOLAR NOON
00:44ZSUNSET
01:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (4h 01m)
DAY LENGTH15h 16m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:33Z
MOONSET00:49Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMSS
VFR
Massena International Airport Richards Field · Massena
- WIND
- 230° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM N
- AGE
- 26m ago
KOGS
VFR
Ogdensburg International Airport · Ogdensburg
- WIND
- 210° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
KSLK
VFR
Adirondack Regional Airport · Saranac Lake
- WIND
- 240° / 9 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 28m ago
KLKP
VFR
Lake Placid Airport · Lake Placid
- WIND
- 270° / 12 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT041
- DIST
- 49 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
CYOW
VFR
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport · Ottawa
- WIND
- 300° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 49 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
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