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// KSKA · Fairchild Air Force Base · Spokane

// Station · 24m ago

KSKA

Fairchild Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.8°C / 7.6°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 2,461 FT
47.6151°N / 117.6560°W
LOCATION · Spokane, US
N
WIND
040°8 kt
KSKA · 2,461 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/8 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 KSKA 251555Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM CLR 22/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02180076 $

KSKA · day 25 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
040°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05★ HDG 050° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,899'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 3,461 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 +11°C

3,700FT
+1,239 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV2,461 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,299 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCD (Grant County Regional Airport / Ogilvie Field, John Day, elev 3,703 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,471 FT KSKA ELEV · 2,461 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,471 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

13:01ZSUNRISE
19:54ZSOLAR NOON
02:47ZSUNSET
03:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:19Z (10h 59m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE23:03Z MOONSET12:49Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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