// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
MMTJ
VFR
→
IFR
04Z
General Abelardo L. Rodriguez International Airport · Tijuana
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 2 NM S
- AGE
- 30m ago
KNRS
VFR
Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field) · Imperial Beach
- WIND
- 220° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM W
- AGE
- 20m ago
KNZY
VFR
→
MVFR
02Z
North Island Naval Air Station-Halsey Field · San Diego
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 14 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KSAN
VFR
→
MVFR
05Z
San Diego International Airport · San Diego
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 14 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KSEE
VFR
Gillespie Field · San Diego/El Cajon
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 26m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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