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// Station · 23m ago

KPXE

Perry Houston County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 418 FT
32.5106°N / 83.7673°W
LOCATION · Perry, US
N
WIND
220°8 kt
KPXE · 418 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT038 SCT080
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,800 ft, and scattered at 8,000 ft. 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 KPXE 301955Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM SCT038 SCT080 31/23 A2990 RMK AO2

KPXE · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
220°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,004'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,418 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 +17°C

2,500FT
+2,082 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
2,800 1,800 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV418 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT436 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,075 FT SCT038 SCT080 KPXE ELEV · 418 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT080
Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT038
Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,075 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:30ZSUNRISE
17:34ZSOLAR NOON
00:37ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (4h 47m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:58Z MOONSET12:05Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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