// Station · 8m ago

KSDF

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 16,000 ft

T/Td 27.8°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 501 FT

38.1706°N / 85.7351°W

LOCATION · Louisville, US

WIND

280°9 kt

KSDF · 501 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN160

LAYERS

SCT025 SCT030 SCT036 BKN160

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 16,000 ft. Moderate winds at 280°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,500 ft, scattered at 3,000 ft, scattered at 3,600 ft, and broken at 16,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSDF 111656Z 28009KT 10SM SCT025 SCT030 SCT036 BKN160 28/22 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02780217 $

KSDF · day 11 at 16:56 UTC · wind from 280° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 3,600 ft · broken layer at 16,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

280°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

29★ HDG 290° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,251'

35R HDG 350° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

35L HDG 350° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

17L HDG 170° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

17R HDG 170° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

11 HDG 110° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 +14°C

2,000FT

+1,499 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV501 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT377 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI35 (Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport, Baxter, elev 1,551 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN160

Broken · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT036

Scattered · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING16,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER16,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,541 ft VFR MARGIN+13,000 ft

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

10:30ZSUNRISE

17:49ZSOLAR NOON

01:08ZSUNSET

01:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (8h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:59Z MOONSET22:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KLOU

VFR

Bowman Field · Louisville

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW024
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KJVY

MVFR

Clark Regional Airport · Jeffersonville

WIND: 270° / 8 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KFTK

VFR

Godman Army Air Field · Fort Knox

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KBRY

MVFR

Samuels Field · Bardstown

WIND: 270° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KEKX

VFR

Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport · Elizabethtown

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT022
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →