// Station · 57m ago
KSTC
Saint Cloud Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14.4°C / 13.9°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 1,031 FT
45.5466°N / 94.0599°W
LOCATION · Saint Cloud, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KSTC · 1,031 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
14 / 14
ALTIM
29.99"
// 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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METAR KSTC 271053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01440139 $
KSTC · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
7,500'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
7,500'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
3,000'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
3,000'
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 +1°C
1,100FT
+69 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,031 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT957 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBDE
(Baudette International Airport, Baudette, elev 1,086 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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)
10:35ZSUNRISE
18:14ZSOLAR NOON
01:54ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (14h 39m)
DAY LENGTH15h 18m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:20Z
MOONSET10:38Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KBRD
VFR
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · Brainerd
- WIND
- 340° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM N
- AGE
- 38m ago
KMSP
VFR
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 180° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KSTP
VFR
Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · Saint Paul
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM SE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KAXN
VFR
Chandler Field · Alexandria
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM W
- AGE
- 57m ago
KRNH
VFR
New Richmond Regional Airport · New Richmond
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 69 NM E
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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