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KSLK

Adirondack Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.3°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 1,663 FT
44.3869°N / 74.2046°W
LOCATION · Saranac Lake, US
N
WIND
230°6 kt
KSLK · 1,663 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/6 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 KSLK 270951Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 13/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01330089

KSLK · day 27 at 09:51 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23 HDG 230° H6 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 6,573'
27 HDG 270° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,997'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
05 HDG 050° T6 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 2,663 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 +2°C

1,900FT
+237 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,700 2,550 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,663 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT1,719 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJHW (Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport, Jamestown, elev 1,723 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,380 FT KSLK ELEV · 1,663 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,380 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:20ZSUNRISE
16:55ZSOLAR NOON
00:30ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (14h 14m) DAY LENGTH15h 10m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:02Z MOONSET09:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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