// Station · 20m ago
KSTC
Saint Cloud Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,031 FT
45.5466°N / 94.0599°W
LOCATION · Saint Cloud, US
WIND
180°7 kt
KSTC · 1,031 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 20
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/7 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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METAR KSTC 111553Z 18007KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02780200
KSTC · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
180°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,000'
13
HDG 130°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
7,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
T4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
31
HDG 310°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,031 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
2,600FT
+1,569 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,031 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT869 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW
(Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:39ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
02:06ZSUNSET
02:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:43Z (10h 29m)
DAY LENGTH15h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:07Z
MOONSET23:34Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KD39
VFR
Sauk Centre Municipal Airport · Sauk Centre
- WIND
- 170° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KJMR
VFR
Mora Municipal Airport · Mora
- WIND
- 170° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
K14Y
VFR
Todd Field · Long Prairie
- WIND
- 190° / 11 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMIC
VFR
Crystal Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW034
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KANE
VFR
Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT037
- DIST
- 43 NM SE
- AGE
- 28m ago
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