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// Station · 26m ago

KSLR

Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 10,000 ft
T/Td 31°C / 20.3°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 489 FT
33.1598°N / 95.6211°W
LOCATION · Sulphur Springs, US
N
WIND
140°8 kt
KSLR · 489 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC100
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT042 SCT065 OVC100
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,200 ft, scattered at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 10,000 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 KSLR 142235Z AUTO 14008KT 10SM SCT042 SCT065 OVC100 31/20 A3005 RMK AO2 T03100203 PWINO

KSLR · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 140° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
140°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
19 HDG 190° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
01 HDG 010° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,489 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 +17°C

2,400FT
+1,911 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV489 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT356 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHHF (Hemphill County Airport, Canadian, elev 2,396 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,146 FT SCT042 SCT065 OVC100 · CEILING KSLR ELEV · 489 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC100
Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT065
Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT042
Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,146 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:24ZSUNRISE
18:29ZSOLAR NOON
01:34ZSUNSET
02:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (3h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:32Z MOONSET01:42Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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