// Station · 7m ago
KSBX
Shelby Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 14 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 3,443 FT
48.5407°N / 111.8710°W
LOCATION · Shelby, US
WIND
320°14 kt
KSBX · 3,443 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/14
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
14 / 14
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 320°/14 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: -RA. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KSBX 302055Z AUTO 32014KT 7SM -RA CLR 14/14 A2998 RMK AO2 P0005
KSBX · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 320° at 14 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 14 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
320°14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H12 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,701'
05
HDG 050°
H0 kt
X14 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
23
HDG 230°
H0 kt
X14 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
11
HDG 110°
T12 kt
X7 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 +6°C
4,100FT
+657 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -2,200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,443 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT3,381 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K9S5
(Three Forks Airport, Three Forks, elev 4,089 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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-7)
11:32ZSUNRISE
19:26ZSOLAR NOON
03:20ZSUNSET
04:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:00Z (6h 57m)
DAY LENGTH15h 47m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:02Z
MOONSET14:50Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KCTB
—
Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
K79S
VFR
Fort Benton Airport · Fort Benton
- WIND
- 300° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 65 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KGTF
IFR
Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls
- WIND
- 330° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 2.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN013
- DIST
- 67 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KGFA
VFR
Malmstrom Air Force Base · Great Falls
- WIND
- 300° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC065
- DIST
- 68 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
CYQL
VFR
Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge
- WIND
- 340° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC042
- DIST
- 75 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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