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// Station · 20m ago

KSDM

Brown Field Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 526 FT
32.5726°N / 116.9800°W
LOCATION · San Diego, US
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
KSDM · 526 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 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 KSDM 111753Z VRB06KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T02440161 10256 20178 58004

KSDM · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
08L HDG 080° CALM 7,972'
26R HDG 260° CALM 7,972'
08R HDG 080° CALM 3,185'
26L HDG 260° CALM 3,185'
Pattern altitude: 1,526 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

1,700FT
+1,174 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,300 1,550 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV526 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT503 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVX (Catalina Airport, Avalon, elev 1,602 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,849 FT KSDM ELEV · 526 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,849 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:49ZSUNRISE
19:54ZSOLAR NOON
02:59ZSUNSET
03:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:27Z (9h 13m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:22Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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