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// 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
N
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
N
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
5,500 4,200 2,900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,602 FT FEW110 KSKA ELEV · 2,461 FT
// 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

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