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// Station · 15m ago

KSMD

Smith Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 835 FT
41.1434°N / 85.1528°W
LOCATION · Fort Wayne, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KSMD · 835 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KSMD 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A3015 RMK A01

KSMD · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 3,126'
23 HDG 230° CALM 3,126'
13 HDG 130° CALM 2,922'
31 HDG 310° CALM 2,922'
Pattern altitude: 1,835 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 +19°C

2,900FT
+2,065 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,300 2,150 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV835 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT602 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 17,502 FT KSMD ELEV · 835 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,502 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:21ZSUNRISE
17:47ZSOLAR NOON
01:13ZSUNSET
01:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (3h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:27Z MOONSET01:20Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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