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// Station · 15m ago

KSOA

Sonora Municipal Airport
CAT
WIND 140° / 6 kt
VIS
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 2,140 FT
30.5857°N / 100.6490°W
LOCATION · Sonora, US
N
WIND
140°6 kt
KSOA · 2,140 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/6
 
 
 
VIS
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/6 kt. Visibility unreported 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 111255Z AUTO 14006KT CLR 24/21 A3013 RMK AO2

KSOA · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 6 kt · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
140°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,037'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
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 +13°C

3,500FT
+1,360 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,800 4,000 3,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,140 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,928 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLLN (Levelland Municipal Airport, Levelland, elev 3,514 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 14,261 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 LEVEL14,261 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:49ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
01:49ZSUNSET
02:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:16Z (13h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:11Z MOONSET23:10Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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