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// Station · 12m ago

KU55

Panguitch Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 10 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 18°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 6,763 FT
37.8452°N / 112.3920°W
LOCATION · Panguitch, US
N
WIND
330°10 kt
KU55 · 6,763 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/10G16
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT075
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / -3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/10 kt, gusting 16. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 7,500 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 KU55 301915Z AUTO 33010G16KT 10SM SCT075 18/M03 A3013 RMK A01

KU55 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 330° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 10 ktG16
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
330°10G16 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 7,763 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 +16°C

8,500FT
+1,737 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV6,763 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT6,551 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KC24 (Mineral County Memorial Airport, Creede, elev 8,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+85%
-60%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+60%
-38%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-26%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,854 FT SCT075 KU55 ELEV · 6,763 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT075
Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,854 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:11ZSUNRISE
19:28ZSOLAR NOON
02:45ZSUNSET
03:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:16Z (7h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:37Z MOONSET14:12Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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