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// Station · 20m ago

KSAA

Shively Field
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 15 kt G24
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / -2°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 7,012 FT
41.4449°N / 106.8240°W
LOCATION · Saratoga, US
N
WIND
190°15 kt
KSAA · 7,012 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/15G24
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / -2
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 190°/15 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSAA 301955Z AUTO 19015G24KT 10SM CLR 17/M02 A3000 RMK AO2

KSAA · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 190° at 15 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 15 ktG24
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
190°15G24 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H11 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,801'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T11 kt X10 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 8,012 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 +16°C

8,800FT
+1,788 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
9,800 8,550 7,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV7,012 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT6,930 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KC24 (Mineral County Memorial Airport, Creede, elev 8,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+88%
-62%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+62%
-40%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+35%
-26%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,598 FT KSAA ELEV · 7,012 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,598 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:38ZSUNRISE
19:06ZSOLAR NOON
02:34ZSUNSET
03:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:07Z (6h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:06Z MOONSET14:02Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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