// Station · 11m ago

KSHL

Sheldon Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 11 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 26°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 1,419 FT

43.2084°N / 95.8334°W

LOCATION · Sheldon, US

WIND

160°11 kt

KSHL · 1,419 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/11G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/11 kt, gusting 18. 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 KSHL 282255Z AUTO 16011G18KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A2999 RMK AO2

KSHL · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 ktG18

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°11G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H11 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,199'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T11 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +14°C

3,000FT

+1,581 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,419 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,345 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,550 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:44ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (2h 30m) DAY LENGTH13h 23m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:27Z MOONSET13:50Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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