// Station · 7m ago
KU68
North Big Horn County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 15 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 37°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 4,090 FT
44.9120°N / 108.4435°W
LOCATION · Cowley, US
WIND
290°15 kt
KU68 · 4,090 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
37 / 9
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 290°/15 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 KU68 150055Z AUTO 29015KT 10SM CLR 37/09 A3002 RMK AO2
KU68 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 290° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 37°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 15 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
290°15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H14 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,199'
34
HDG 340°
H10 kt
X11 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
16
HDG 160°
T10 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
—
09
HDG 090°
T14 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
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 +30°C
7,600FT
+3,510 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,090 FT
OAT+37°C
ISA DELTA+30°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
+76%
-53%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+53%
-34%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:41ZSUNRISE
19:20ZSOLAR NOON
02:59ZSUNSET
03:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:35Z (2h 33m)
DAY LENGTH15h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:54Z
MOONSET03:11Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPOY
—
Powell Municipal Airport · Powell
- WIND
- 320° / 18 ktG23
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM W
- AGE
- 27m ago
KGEY
VFR
South Big Horn County Airport · Greybull
- WIND
- 260° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCOD
VFR
Yellowstone Regional Airport · Cody
- WIND
- 240° / 7 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
K6S8
VFR
Laurel Municipal Airport · Laurel
- WIND
- 040° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KBIL
VFR
Billings Logan International Airport · Billings
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT140
- DIST
- 54 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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