// Station · 24m ago

KTUS

Tucson International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 13.9°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 2,643 FT

32.1150°N / 110.9381°W

LOCATION · Tucson, US

WIND

190°8 kt

KTUS · 2,643 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 14

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 190°/8 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 KTUS 111353Z 19008KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP115 T02890139

KTUS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

190°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,000'

12 HDG 120° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,643 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 +19°C

4,800FT

+2,157 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,643 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT2,519 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1G4 (Grand Canyon West Airport, Peach Springs, elev 4,825 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+48%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 LEVEL17,239 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE

19:30ZSOLAR NOON

02:33ZSUNSET

03:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (12h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:50Z MOONSET23:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

KP33

VFR

Cochise County Airport · Willcox

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

KP08

VFR

Coolidge Municipal Airport · Coolidge

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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