// Station · 6m ago
KTOB
Dodge Center Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 22.9°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,305 FT
44.0180°N / 92.8315°W
LOCATION · Dodge Center, US
WIND
250°9 kt
KTOB · 1,305 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 23
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/9 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 KTOB 142255Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3017 RMK AO2 T03100229
KTOB · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
250°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,383'
16
HDG 160°
H0 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
34
HDG 340°
H0 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
04
HDG 040°
T8 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,305 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 +18°C
3,200FT
+1,895 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,305 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,051 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP
(Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
10:42ZSUNRISE
18:18ZSOLAR NOON
01:53ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (3h 27m)
DAY LENGTH15h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:50Z
MOONSET02:02Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRST
VFR
Rochester International Airport · Rochester
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KOWA
VFR
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport · Owatonna
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KAUM
VFR
Austin Municipal Airport · Austin
- WIND
- 220° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KFBL
VFR
Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field · Faribault
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSYN
VFR
Stanton Airfield · Dennison
- WIND
- 220° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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