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// Station · 20m ago

KSDL

Scottsdale Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40°C / 14.4°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 1,510 FT
33.6229°N / 111.9110°W
LOCATION · Scottsdale, US
N
WIND
200°5 kt
KSDL · 1,510 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
40 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/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 KSDL 150153Z 20005KT 10SM CLR 40/14 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP061 T04000144

KSDL · day 15 at 01:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 40°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
200°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
21 HDG 210° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,249'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
03 HDG 030° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,510 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 +28°C

5,000FT
+3,490 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,600 FT
5,300 4,000 2,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,510 FT OAT+40°C ISA DELTA+28°C PRESSURE ALT1,628 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPRC (Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field, Prescott, elev 5,045 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 21,712 FT KSDL ELEV · 1,510 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,712 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:28ZSUNRISE
19:34ZSOLAR NOON
02:40ZSUNSET
03:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:08Z (55m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:43Z MOONSET02:54Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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