// Station · 20m ago
KS25
Watford City Municipal Airport
CAT —
WIND 090° / 16 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 31°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 2,111 FT
47.7957°N / 103.2540°W
LOCATION · Watford City, US
WIND
090°16 kt
KS25 · 2,111 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 21
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 090°/16 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 KS25 142335Z AUTO 09016KT 10SM 31/21 A3008 RMK AO2
KS25 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 090° at 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 16 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
090°16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H14 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,550'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T14 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,111 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
4,300FT
+2,189 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,111 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT1,949 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KW43
(Hulett Municipal Airport, Hulett, elev 4,264 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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)
11:10ZSUNRISE
18:59ZSOLAR NOON
02:49ZSUNSET
03:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:55Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 53m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:28Z (3h 33m)
DAY LENGTH15h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:20Z
MOONSET02:59Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K9Y1
VFR
Weydahl Field · Killdeer
- WIND
- 060° / 17 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KXWA
VFR
Williston Basin International Airport · Williston
- WIND
- 060° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KD60
VFR
Tioga Municipal Airport · Tioga
- WIND
- 070° / 15 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
KSDY
VFR
Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney
- WIND
- 060° / 16 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 59m ago
K08D
VFR
Stanley Municipal Airport · Stanley
- WIND
- 070° / 12 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NE
- AGE
- just now
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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