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// KU68 · North Big Horn County Airport · Cowley

// Station · 21m ago

KU68

North Big Horn County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 38°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 4,090 FT
44.9120°N / 108.4435°W
LOCATION · Cowley, US
N
WIND
230°4 kt
KU68 · 4,090 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
38 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.02"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/4 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 KU68 142335Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 38/06 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW

KU68 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 38°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,199'
27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,199'
16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 1,866'
34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 1,866'
Pattern altitude: 5,090 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 +31°C

7,700FT
+3,610 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV4,090 FT OAT+38°C ISA DELTA+31°C PRESSURE ALT3,987 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMM (Kemmerer Municipal Airport, Kemmerer, elev 7,285 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+77%
-54%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+54%
-35%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+31%
-23%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 23,282 FT KU68 ELEV · 4,090 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL23,282 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE
19:20ZSOLAR NOON
02:59ZSUNSET
03:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:35Z (3h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:51Z MOONSET03:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KU68.

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