// Station · 5m ago
KRAS
Mustang Beach Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.1°C / 23.7°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 5 FT
27.8118°N / 97.0888°W
LOCATION · Port Aransas, US
WIND
120°9 kt
KRAS · 5 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 24
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/9 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 KRAS 302055Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A2989 RMK AO2 T02910237
KRAS · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 3,482'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,005 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
1,700FT
+1,695 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT32 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOM
(Coleman Municipal Airport, Coleman, elev 1,697 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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)
11:34ZSUNRISE
18:27ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (4h 46m)
DAY LENGTH13h 45m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:04Z
MOONSET12:49Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRBO
—
Nueces County Airport · Robstown
- WIND
- 110° / 4 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- SCT041
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 25m ago
KNQI
VFR
Kingsville Naval Air Station · Kingsville
- WIND
- 110° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW037
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KBEA
VFR
Beeville Municipal Airport · Beeville
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KALI
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Alice International Airport · Alice
- WIND
- 090° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KNOG
VFR
Orange Grove Naval Auxiliary Landing Field · Orange Grove
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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