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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
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
3,900 2,850 1,800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,428 FT KSAZ ELEV · 1,287 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,428 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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