// Station · 8m ago
KS52
Methow Valley State Airport
CAT —
WIND 150° / 17 kt G24
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 34.7°C / 2.3°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 1,706 FT
48.4249°N / 120.1460°W
LOCATION · Winthrop, US
WIND
150°17 kt
KS52 · 1,706 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/17G24
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
35 / 2
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 150°/17 kt, gusting 24. 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 KS52 142255Z AUTO 15017G24KT 10SM 35/02 A2999 RMK AO2 T03470023
KS52 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 17 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 17 ktG24
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
150°17G24 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H16 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,049'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T16 kt
X6 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 2,706 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 +23°C
4,400FT
+2,694 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,706 FT
OAT+35°C
ISA DELTA+23°C
PRESSURE ALT1,632 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAAT
(Alturas Municipal Airport, Alturas, elev 4,378 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+44%
-31%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+31%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-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-8)
12:15ZSUNRISE
20:07ZSOLAR NOON
03:59ZSUNSET
04:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 56m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:39Z (5h 36m)
DAY LENGTH15h 44m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:23Z
MOONSET04:08Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KOMK
VFR
Omak Airport · Omak
- WIND
- 160° / 16 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
K3W7
VFR
Grand Coulee Dam Airport · Electric City
- WIND
- 060° / 9 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
CYDC
VFR
Princeton Airport · Town of Princeton
- WIND
- 250° / 7 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 64 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
CYYF
VFR
Penticton Airport · Penticton
- WIND
- 160° / 14 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 66 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
KEPH
VFR
Ephrata Municipal Airport · Ephrata
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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