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// Station · 16m ago

KS34

Plains Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 10,000 ft
T/Td 19°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.23 inHg
ELEV 2,467 FT
47.4735°N / 114.9071°W
LOCATION · Plains, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KS34 · 2,467 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC100
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC100
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.23"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 10,000 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 KS34 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC100 19/19 A3023 RMK AO2

KS34 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.23" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 4,650'
31 HDG 310° CALM 4,650'
Pattern altitude: 3,467 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 +8°C

3,100FT
+633 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -2,200 FT
5,800 3,950 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,467 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT2,154 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K7S0 (Ronan Airport, Ronan, elev 3,086 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 12,063 FT OVC100 · CEILING KS34 ELEV · 2,467 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC100
Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,063 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

11:58ZSUNRISE
19:46ZSOLAR NOON
03:35ZSUNSET
04:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:13Z (6h 02m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:04Z MOONSET03:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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