// Station · 9m ago
KSET
St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.7°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 437 FT
38.9297°N / 90.4300°W
LOCATION · St Charles, US
WIND
030°9 kt
KSET · 437 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 030°/9 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 KSET 142254Z AUTO 03009KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP185 T03170211
KSET · day 14 at 22:54 UTC · wind from 030° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
030°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H8 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,800'
09
HDG 090°
H5 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T5 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
18
HDG 180°
T8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,437 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 +17°C
2,300FT
+1,863 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV437 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT266 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHDE
(Brewster Field, Holdrege, elev 2,313 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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-6)
10:48ZSUNRISE
18:08ZSOLAR NOON
01:28ZSUNSET
01:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:59Z (2h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:57Z
MOONSET01:36Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSTL
VFR
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KALN
VFR
St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 13m ago
KSUS
VFR
Spirit of St Louis Airport · St Louis
- WIND
- 040° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCPS
VFR
St Louis Downtown Airport · Cahokia/St Louis
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KBLV
VFR
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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