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// Station · 14m ago

KSOA

Sonora Municipal Airport
CAT
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING
T/Td 14°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 2,140 FT
30.5857°N / 100.6490°W
LOCATION · Sonora, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KSOA · 2,140 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.87"
 
 
 

// 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 KSOA 270935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 14/14 A2987 RMK AO2

KSOA · day 27 at 09:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// 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 2 ends
18 HDG 180° CALM 4,037'
36 HDG 360° CALM 4,037'
Pattern altitude: 3,140 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 +3°C

2,600FT
+460 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
4,100 3,250 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,140 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT2,187 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 89TE (Lajitas International Airport, Lajitas, elev 2,630 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 9,211 FT KSOA ELEV · 2,140 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,211 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:43ZSUNRISE
18:41ZSOLAR NOON
01:38ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (16h 16m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:24Z MOONSET10:19Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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