// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KP33
VFR
Cochise County Airport · Willcox
- WIND
- 240° / 8 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KE77
VFR
San Manuel Airport · San Manuel
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KLSB
VFR
Lordsburg Municipal Airport · Lordsburg
- WIND
- 270° / 10 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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