// Station · 14m ago

KSDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,400 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 501 FT

38.1706°N / 85.7351°W

LOCATION · Louisville, US

WIND

230°9 kt

KSDF · 501 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN014

LAYERS

BKN014 BKN021 OVC027

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,400 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 1,400 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, and overcast at 2,700 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSDF 271356Z 23009KT 10SM BKN014 BKN021 OVC027 24/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02390206

KSDF · day 27 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 1,400 ft · broken layer at 2,100 ft · overcast at 2,700 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

230°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

29★ HDG 290° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,251'

17L HDG 170° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

17R HDG 170° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

11 HDG 110° T4 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

35R HDG 350° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,501 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 +10°C

1,600FT

+1,099 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV501 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT419 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJKL (Julian Carroll Airport, Jackson, elev 1,381 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC027

Overcast · base 2,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN021

Broken · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN014

Broken · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,572 ft VFR MARGIN-1,600 ft

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

10:25ZSUNRISE

17:41ZSOLAR NOON

00:57ZSUNSET

01:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (11h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:14Z MOONSET09:47Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KLOU

MVFR

Bowman Field · Louisville

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KFTK

MVFR → LIFR 10Z

Godman Army Air Field · Fort Knox

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC012
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

KLEX

MVFR → VFR 17Z

Blue Grass Airport · Lexington

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 54 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KBAK

MVFR

Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 66 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

KBMG

VFR

Monroe County Airport · Bloomington

WIND: 250° / 8 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC044
DIST: 72 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

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