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// Station · 8m ago

KSAD

Safford Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / -1.7°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 3,179 FT
32.8548°N / 109.6350°W
LOCATION · Safford, US
N
WIND
230°6 kt
KSAD · 3,179 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / -2
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSAD 302051Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 30/M02 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP085 T03001017 58019 $

KSAD · day 30 at 20:51 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
26 HDG 260° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,802'
30 HDG 300° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
12 HDG 120° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT
08 HDG 080° T5 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 +21°C

5,700FT
+2,521 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
6,700 5,150 3,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,179 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT3,167 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0V7 (Kayenta Airport, Kayenta, elev 5,688 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+57%
-40%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+40%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,331 FT KSAD ELEV · 3,179 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,331 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:13ZSUNRISE
19:17ZSOLAR NOON
02:21ZSUNSET
02:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (5h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:42Z MOONSET13:51Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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