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// Station · 7m ago

KRAS

Mustang Beach Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29.7°C / 25.1°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 5 FT
27.8118°N / 97.0888°W
LOCATION · Port Aransas, US
N
WIND
120°8 kt
KRAS · 5 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT046
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,600 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 KRAS 142255Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM SCT046 30/25 A3000 RMK AO2 T02970251

KRAS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,600 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12 HDG 120° H8 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 3,482'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T8 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 +15°C

1,700FT
+1,695 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,000 1,650 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-77 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,005 FT SCT046 KRAS ELEV · 5 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT046
Scattered · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,005 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:42ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
01:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (2h 51m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:50Z MOONSET01:35Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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