// Station · 11m ago
KSAZ
Staples Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 10 kt G17
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 1,287 FT
46.3809°N / 94.8066°W
LOCATION · Staples, US
WIND
120°10 kt
KSAZ · 1,287 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/10G17
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 9
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/10 kt, gusting 17. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KSAZ 301915Z AUTO 12010G17KT 7SM CLR 28/09 A3001 RMK AO2
KSAZ · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 120° at 10 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 10 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°10G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,305'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
32
HDG 320°
T9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 2,287 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 +15°C
3,000FT
+1,713 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,287 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT1,196 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW
(Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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-6)
10:33ZSUNRISE
18:18ZSOLAR NOON
02:03ZSUNSET
02:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:40Z (7h 14m)
DAY LENGTH15h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:59Z
MOONSET13:29Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KADC
VFR
Wadena Municipal Airport · Wadena
- WIND
- 150° / 13 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRYM
VFR
Ray S Miller Army Air Field · Fort Ripley
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SE
- AGE
- 31m ago
KPWC
VFR
Pine River Regional Airport · Pine River
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBRD
VFR
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd
- WIND
- 090° / 9 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 33m ago
K14Y
VFR
Todd Field · Long Prairie
- WIND
- 150° / 16 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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