// Station · 13m ago
KSHL
Sheldon Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 21 kt G27
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 1,419 FT
43.2084°N / 95.8334°W
LOCATION · Sheldon, US
WIND
130°21 kt
KSHL · 1,419 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/21G27
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 18
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with strong winds at 130°/21 kt, gusting 27. Visibility 9.0 SM 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 KSHL 301915Z AUTO 13021G27KT 9SM CLR 21/18 A2990 RMK AO2
KSHL · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 21 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 21 ktG27
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
130°21G27 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H20 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,199'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
33
HDG 330°
T20 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 2,419 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 +9°C
2,500FT
+1,081 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,419 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT1,437 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD
(Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
01:55ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (7h 02m)
DAY LENGTH15h 07m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:15Z
MOONSET13:22Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSXK
VFR
Sioux County Regional Airport · Maurice
- WIND
- 120° / 19 ktG27
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KSPW
VFR
Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer
- WIND
- 150° / 20 ktG30
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN055
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 35m ago
KOTG
VFR
Worthington Municipal Airport · Worthington
- WIND
- 120° / 20 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
KLYV
VFR
Quentin Aanenson Airfield - Luverne Municipal Airport · Luverne
- WIND
- 130° / 11 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KLRJ
VFR
Le Mars Municipal Airport · Le Mars
- WIND
- 100° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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