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// Station · 11m ago

KSMD

Smith Field
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 11 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 835 FT
41.1434°N / 85.1528°W
LOCATION · Fort Wayne, US
N
WIND
070°11 kt
KSMD · 835 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/11G17
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 070°/11 kt, gusting 17. 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 301915Z AUTO 07011G17KT 030V090 10SM CLR 23/05 A3013 RMK A01

KSMD · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 070° at 11 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 11 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
070°11G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
05 HDG 050° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,126'
13 HDG 130° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T6 kt X10 kt RIGHT
23 HDG 230° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
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 +9°C

1,700FT
+865 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
3,200 1,750 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV835 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT623 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6L4 (Logan County Airport, Logan, elev 1,667 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 12,451 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 LEVEL12,451 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:12ZSUNRISE
17:39ZSOLAR NOON
01:06ZSUNSET
01:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (6h 13m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:39Z MOONSET12:32Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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