// Station · 15m ago
KSAZ
Staples Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.9°C / 21.8°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,287 FT
46.3809°N / 94.8066°W
LOCATION · Staples, US
WIND
220°8 kt
KSAZ · 1,287 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / 22
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/8 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 KSAZ 142155Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM CLR 34/22 A3009 RMK AO2 T03390218 $
KSAZ · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
220°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,305'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
32
HDG 320°
T1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
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 +21°C
3,600FT
+2,313 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,287 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT1,116 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGRN
(Gordon Municipal Airport, Gordon, elev 3,562 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
10:41ZSUNRISE
18:26ZSOLAR NOON
02:10ZSUNSET
02:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 59m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (4h 37m)
DAY LENGTH15h 28m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:48Z
MOONSET02:16Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KADC
VFR
Wadena Municipal Airport · Wadena
- WIND
- 230° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 15m ago
KRYM
VFR
Ray S Miller Army Air Field · Fort Ripley
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 15m ago
KPWC
VFR
Pine River Regional Airport · Pine River
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KBRD
VFR
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd
- WIND
- 280° / 6 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
K14Y
VFR
Todd Field · Long Prairie
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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