// Station · 27m ago
KSDY
Sidney - Richland Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 1,985 FT
47.7051°N / 104.1944°W
LOCATION · Sidney, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KSDY · 1,985 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 19
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KSDY 111656Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP109 T03220189 PNO $
KSDY · day 11 at 16:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
5,705'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
5,705'
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
4,024'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
4,024'
Pattern altitude: 2,985 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 +21°C
4,600FT
+2,615 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,985 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT2,012 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K8S0
(Starr Browning Airstrip, Browning, elev 4,655 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+46%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
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-7)
11:11ZSUNRISE
19:03ZSOLAR NOON
02:55ZSUNSET
03:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:23Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:34Z (10h 11m)
DAY LENGTH15h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:41Z
MOONSET00:25Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
KXWA
VFR
Williston Basin International Airport · Williston
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
KS25
VFR
Watford City Municipal Airport · Watford City
- WIND
- 130° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGDV
VFR
Dawson Community Airport · Glendive
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
K20U
—
Beach Airport · Beach
- WIND
- 080° / 7 ktG12
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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