// Station · 13m ago

KTNU

Newton Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 18 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 953 FT

41.6744°N / 93.0217°W

LOCATION · Newton, US

WIND

150°18 kt

KTNU · 953 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 16

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 150°/18 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KTNU 301915Z AUTO 15018KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A2996 RMK A01

KTNU · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 150° at 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 18 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

150°18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H18 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T18 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,953 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 +14°C

2,600FT

+1,647 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV953 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT912 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,589 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

18:11ZSOLAR NOON

01:39ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (6h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:09Z MOONSET13:06Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KTNU.

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