// Station · 12m ago

KSPW

Spencer Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 13 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.2°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 1,339 FT

43.1655°N / 95.2028°W

LOCATION · Spencer, US

WIND

160°13 kt

KSPW · 1,339 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/13G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 17

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 160°/13 kt, gusting 20. 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 KSPW 282253Z AUTO 16013G20KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02720172

KSPW · day 28 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 13 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 13 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°13G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,100'

12 HDG 120° H10 kt X8 kt RIGHT 6,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T10 kt X8 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,339 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 +15°C

3,000FT

+1,661 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,339 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,227 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,076 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:42ZSUNRISE

18:23ZSOLAR NOON

01:05ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (2h 29m) DAY LENGTH13h 23m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:24Z MOONSET13:47Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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