// Station · 15m ago

KSVC

Grant County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 10 kt G14

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.6°C / 8.5°C

ALTIM 30.23 inHg

ELEV 5,446 FT

32.6367°N / 108.1547°W

LOCATION · Silver City, US

WIND

150°10 kt

KSVC · 5,446 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/10G14

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060

T / Td

30 / 9

ALTIM

30.23"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/10 kt, gusting 14. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 ft. 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 KSVC 111755Z AUTO 15010G14KT 10SM SCT060 30/09 A3023 RMK AO2 T02960085 10302 20180

KSVC · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 10 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.23" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 10 ktG14

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

150°10G14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,473'

12 HDG 120° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,675'

21 HDG 210° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

08 HDG 080° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT —

03 HDG 030° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,446 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 +25°C

8,100FT

+2,654 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,446 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT5,133 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAXX (Angel Fire Airport, Angel Fire, elev 8,380 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+81%

-57%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+57%

-36%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+32%

-24%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL20,395 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:14ZSUNRISE

19:19ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:51Z (8h 41m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:46Z MOONSET23:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KDMN

VFR

Deming Municipal Airport · Deming

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KLSB

VFR

Lordsburg Municipal Airport · Lordsburg

WIND: 270° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

KTCS

VFR

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth or Consequences

WIND: 180° / 8 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KLRU

VFR

Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces

WIND: 120° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 66 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

KSAD

VFR

Safford Regional Airport · Safford

WIND: 300° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 76 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

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