// Station · 14m ago

KSAD

Safford Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 15 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31.1°C / 14.4°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 3,179 FT

32.8548°N / 109.6350°W

LOCATION · Safford, US

WIND

070°15 kt

KSAD · 3,179 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/15G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 14

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 070°/15 kt, gusting 26. 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 KSAD 150051Z AUTO 07015G26KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A2997 RMK AO2 PK WND 08039/0005 LTG DSNT S AND SW SLP097 T03110144

KSAD · day 15 at 00:51 UTC · wind from 070° at 15 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 15 ktG26

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

070°15G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H15 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,802'

12 HDG 120° H10 kt X11 kt LEFT 6,007'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T10 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T15 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,179 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 +22°C

5,800FT

+2,621 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,179 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT3,126 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTYL (Taylor Airport, Taylor, elev 5,823 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+58%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-26%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+23%

-17%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,886 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:21ZSUNRISE

19:25ZSOLAR NOON

02:29ZSUNSET

02:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (1h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:33Z MOONSET02:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KP33

VFR

Cochise County Airport · Willcox

WIND: 350° / 19 ktG28
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KE77

VFR

San Manuel Airport · San Manuel

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KLSB

VFR

Lordsburg Municipal Airport · Lordsburg

WIND: 350° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 57 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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