// Station · 21m ago

KSBX

Shelby Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 310° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,500 ft

T/Td 23°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.26 inHg

ELEV 3,443 FT

48.5407°N / 111.8710°W

LOCATION · Shelby, US

WIND

310°9 kt

KSBX · 3,443 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

310°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN095

LAYERS

BKN095 BKN120

T / Td

23 / 14

ALTIM

30.26"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,500 ft. Moderate winds at 310°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 9,500 ft, and broken at 12,000 ft. 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 KSBX 142335Z AUTO 31009KT 10SM BKN095 BKN120 23/14 A3026 RMK AO2

KSBX · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 310° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 9,500 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.26" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

310°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,701'

23 HDG 230° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

11 HDG 110° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,443 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 +14°C

4,800FT

+1,357 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,443 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT3,101 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K7S1 (Ruby Valley Field, Twin Bridges, elev 4,777 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+48%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN095

Broken · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,059 ft VFR MARGIN+6,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:41ZSUNRISE

19:34ZSOLAR NOON

03:27ZSUNSET

04:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:07Z (4h 10m) DAY LENGTH15h 45m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:51Z MOONSET03:37Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KCTB

VFR

Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank

WIND: 320° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 1h 0m ago

K79S

VFR

Fort Benton Airport · Fort Benton

WIND: 020° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 65 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

KGTF

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls

WIND: 340° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 67 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

KGFA

VFR

Malmstrom Air Force Base · Great Falls

WIND: 060° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 68 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

CYQL

VFR

Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge

WIND: 210° / 15 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 75 NM NW
AGE: 56m ago

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