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// KSHL · Sheldon Regional Airport · Sheldon

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// Station · 1h 17m ago · STALE

KSHL

Sheldon Regional Airport
CAT —
WIND 170° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,419 FT
43.2084°N / 95.8334°W
LOCATION · Sheldon, US
N
WIND
170°7 kt
KSHL · 1,419 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/7 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSHL 142055Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM 30/22 A3018 RMK AO2

KSHL · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15★ HDG 150° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,199'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T7 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 +17°C

3,200FT
+1,781 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,500 2,300 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,419 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,156 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP (Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,571 FT KSHL ELEV · 1,419 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,571 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:57ZSUNRISE
18:30ZSOLAR NOON
02:03ZSUNSET
02:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:37Z (4h 25m) DAY LENGTH15h 05m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:03Z MOONSET02:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KSHL.

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