// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE
KSHN
Sanderson Field
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.9°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 273 FT
47.2336°N / 123.1480°W
LOCATION · Shelton, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KSHN · 273 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 8
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KSHN 142253Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02890083
KSHN · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,005'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,005'
Pattern altitude: 1,273 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
1,900FT
+1,627 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV273 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT170 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSFF
(Felts Field, Spokane, elev 1,953 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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-8)
12:32ZSUNRISE
20:19ZSOLAR NOON
04:07ZSUNSET
04:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:55Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:45Z (4h 50m)
DAY LENGTH15h 35m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:41Z
MOONSET04:17Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOLM
VFR
Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KPWT
VFR
Bremerton National Airport · Bremerton
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 59m ago
KTIW
VFR
Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KGRF
VFR
Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis/Tacoma
- WIND
- 250° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KTCM
VFR
McChord Air Force Base · Tacoma
- WIND
- 310° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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