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// KSMD · Smith Field · Fort Wayne

// Station · 14m ago

KSMD

Smith Field
CAT —
WIND 200° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 23°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 835 FT
41.1434°N / 85.1528°W
LOCATION · Fort Wayne, US
N
WIND
200°6 kt
KSMD · 835 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 02Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.87"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/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 KSMD 130215Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM 23/16 A2987 RMK A01

KSMD · day 13 at 02:15 UTC · wind from 200° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23★ HDG 230° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,126'
13 HDG 130° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —
05 HDG 050° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —
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 +10°C

2,100FT
+1,265 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV835 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT882 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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)

11:49ZSUNRISE
17:28ZSOLAR NOON
23:06ZSUNSET
23:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:34Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 16m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:13Z MOONSET00:30Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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