// Station · 28m ago
KROW
Roswell Air Center Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 3,671 FT
33.3016°N / 104.5310°W
LOCATION · Roswell, US
WIND
170°7 kt
KROW · 3,671 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 16
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/7 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 KROW 111551Z 17007KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02830156 $
KROW · day 11 at 15:51 UTC · wind from 170° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
170°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H7 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 10,008'
21
HDG 210°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
13,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
35
HDG 350°
T7 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 4,671 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 +20°C
5,900FT
+2,229 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,671 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT3,438 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEG
(Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, elev 5,837 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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-7)
11:58ZSUNRISE
19:04ZSOLAR NOON
02:11ZSUNSET
02:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 51m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (10h 19m)
DAY LENGTH14h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:26Z
MOONSET23:39Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KATS
VFR
Artesia Municipal Airport · Artesia
- WIND
- VRB / 5 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSRR
VFR
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport · Alto
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KCNM
VFR
Cavern City Air Terminal · Carlsbad
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM S
- AGE
- 26m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 76 NM SE
- AGE
- 29m ago
KALM
VFR
Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport · Alamogordo
- WIND
- 160° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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