// Station · 23m ago

KSKA

Fairchild Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 18.1°C / 9.2°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 2,461 FT

47.6151°N / 117.6560°W

LOCATION · Spokane, US

WIND

200°13 kt

KSKA · 2,461 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW110

T / Td

18 / 9

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 200°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 11,000 ft. 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 111455Z AUTO 20013KT 10SM FEW110 18/09 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP115 T01810092 52025 $

KSKA · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 200° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 13 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H11 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,899'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T11 kt X6 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 +8°C

3,400FT

+939 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,461 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT2,449 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKE (Baker City Municipal Airport, Baker City, elev 3,373 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,602 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:05ZSUNRISE

19:57ZSOLAR NOON

03:48ZSUNSET

04:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:28Z (13h 09m) DAY LENGTH15h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:31Z MOONSET01:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KGEG

VFR

Spokane International Airport · Spokane

WIND: 190° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW075
DIST: 5 NM E
AGE: 25m ago

KSFF

VFR

Felts Field · Spokane

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 25m ago

KDEW

VFR

Deer Park Airport · Deer Park

WIND: 180° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 25m ago

KCOE

VFR

Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field · Coeur d'Alene

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

KPUW

VFR

Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport · Pullman

WIND: 270° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

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