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// Station · 16m ago

KSKA

Fairchild Air Force Base
CAT MVFR
WIND 190° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 1,000 ft
T/Td 11°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.81 inHg
ELEV 2,461 FT
47.6151°N / 117.6560°W
LOCATION · Spokane, US
N
WIND
190°7 kt
KSKA · 2,461 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC010
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT007 OVC010
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.81"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Light winds at 190°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 700 ft, and overcast at 1,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KSKA 270935Z 19007KT 10SM SCT007 OVC010 11/10 A2981 RMK AO2A CIG 005 RWY05 SLP092 $

KSKA · day 27 at 09:35 UTC · wind from 190° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 700 ft · overcast at 1,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
190°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,899'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T5 kt X4 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 +1°C

2,700FT
+239 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,300 2,750 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,461 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT2,568 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUW (Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport, Pullman, elev 2,556 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,017 FT SCT007 OVC010 · CEILING KSKA ELEV · 2,461 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC010
Overcast · base 1,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT007
Scattered · base 700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,017 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

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

12:02ZSUNRISE
19:49ZSOLAR NOON
03:36ZSUNSET
04:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:15Z (18h 23m) DAY LENGTH15h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:42Z MOONSET12:17Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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