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// Station · 10m ago

KSAZ

Staples Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.1°C / 14.8°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 1,287 FT
46.3809°N / 94.8066°W
LOCATION · Staples, US
N
WIND
130°5 kt
KSAZ · 1,287 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.99"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 130°/5 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 KSAZ 282255Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A2999 RMK AO2 T02410148

KSAZ · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
130°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
14 HDG 140° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,305'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
32 HDG 320° T5 kt X1 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 +12°C

2,600FT
+1,313 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV1,287 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,213 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVTN (Miller Field, Valentine, elev 2,596 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,459 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 LEVEL13,459 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:35ZSUNRISE
18:21ZSOLAR NOON
01:08ZSUNSET
01:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (2h 33m) DAY LENGTH13h 32m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:18Z MOONSET13:50Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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