// Station · 45m ago

KSKF

Lackland Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 10 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 24°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 691 FT

29.3842°N / 98.5811°W

LOCATION · San Antonio, US

WIND

140°10 kt

KSKF · 691 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/10

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT017 SCT026

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/10 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 1,700 ft, and scattered at 2,600 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

SPECI KSKF 111620Z AUTO 14010KT 9SM SCT017 SCT026 30/24 A3000 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N-NE SLP150 $

KSKF · day 11 at 16:20 UTC · wind from 140° at 10 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,700 ft · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,550'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,691 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 +16°C

2,600FT

+1,909 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV691 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT609 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPEQ (Pecos Municipal Airport, Pecos, elev 2,613 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT017

Scattered · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,843 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:43ZSUNRISE

18:40ZSOLAR NOON

01:37ZSUNSET

02:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (8h 59m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:13Z MOONSET23:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSSF

VFR

Stinson Municipal Airport · San Antonio

WIND: 150° / 9 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 6 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KSAT

MVFR

San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN021
DIST: 11 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KCVB

LIFR

Castroville Municipal Airport · Castroville

WIND: 120° / 7 ktG14
VIS: 1.0 SM
CEILING: BKN002
DIST: 14 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KRND

MVFR

Randolph Air Force Base · Universal City

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 18 NM NE
AGE: 27m ago

K5C1

MVFR

Boerne Stage Field · Boerne

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

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