// Station · 21m ago
KTRK
Truckee Tahoe Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13°C / 2°C
ALTIM 30.20 inHg
ELEV 5,900 FT
39.3186°N / 120.1406°W
LOCATION · Truckee, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KTRK · 5,900 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW130
T / Td
13 / 2
ALTIM
30.20"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 13,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KTRK 111454Z 00000KT 10SM FEW130 13/02 A3020
KTRK · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 13,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg
// 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
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
7,001'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
7,001'
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
4,650'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
4,650'
Pattern altitude: 6,900 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 +9°C
6,700FT
+800 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,900 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT5,617 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KL35
(Big Bear City Airport, Big Bear, elev 6,752 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+67%
-47%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+47%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:44ZSUNRISE
20:07ZSOLAR NOON
03:29ZSUNSET
04:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:01Z (12h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 45m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:10Z
MOONSET00:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCXP
VFR
Carson Airport · Carson City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
KRNO
VFR
Reno Tahoe International Airport · Reno
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW150
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KMEV
VFR
Minden-Tahoe Airport · Minden
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KTVL
VFR
Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe
- WIND
- 160° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBLU
VFR
Blue Canyon Nyack Airport · Emigrant Gap
- WIND
- 140° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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