// Station · 20m ago
KSNK
Winston Field
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 13 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.8°C / 17.3°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 2,430 FT
32.6902°N / 100.9489°W
LOCATION · Snyder, US
WIND
100°13 kt
KSNK · 2,430 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/13G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 17
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 100°/13 kt, gusting 18. 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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METAR KSNK 142335Z AUTO 10013G18KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02880173
KSNK · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 100° at 13 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 13 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
100°13G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H12 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,200'
17
HDG 170°
H4 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T4 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
26
HDG 260°
T12 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,430 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 +18°C
4,500FT
+2,070 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,430 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT2,277 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KE38
(Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport, Alpine, elev 4,515 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:47ZSUNRISE
18:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:54ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:55Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (2h 26m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:57Z
MOONSET02:04Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KSWW
VFR
Avenger Field · Sweetwater
- WIND
- 100° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KBPG
VFR
Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport · Big Spring
- WIND
- 090° / 15 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KDYS
VFR
→
MVFR
05Z
Dyess Air Force Base · Abilene
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 58 NM E
- AGE
- 36m ago
KABI
VFR
Abilene Regional Airport · Abilene
- WIND
- 130° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN090
- DIST
- 66 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
KLBB
VFR
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock
- WIND
- 140° / 22 ktG28
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT065
- DIST
- 73 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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