// Station · 11m ago

KPTD

Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 12 kt G21

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 17°C / 4°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 474 FT

44.6766°N / 74.9486°W

LOCATION · Potsdam, US

WIND

040°12 kt

KPTD · 474 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/12G21

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

17 / 4

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/12 kt, gusting 21. 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 KPTD 301915Z AUTO 04012G21KT 010V070 10SM CLR 17/04 A3012 RMK AO2 PNO

KPTD · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 040° at 12 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 12 ktG21

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

040°12G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

06★ HDG 060° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,703'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

24 HDG 240° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +3°C

600FT

+126 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV474 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT270 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIAG (Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara Falls, elev 589 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 LEVEL9,060 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:20ZSUNRISE

16:58ZSOLAR NOON

00:37ZSUNSET

01:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (5h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 17m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:46Z MOONSET12:03Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

KGTB

VFR

Wheeler Sack Army Air Field · Fort Drum

WIND: 040° / 20 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT055
DIST: 50 NM SW
AGE: 31m ago

CYND

VFR

Ottawa / Gatineau Airport · Gatineau

WIND: 050° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN084
DIST: 57 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

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