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// Station · 18m ago

KULS

Ulysses Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 15 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 34°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 3,071 FT
37.6040°N / 101.3740°W
LOCATION · Ulysses, US
N
WIND
120°15 kt
KULS · 3,071 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/15
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW075
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/15 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KULS 142155Z AUTO 12015KT 10SM FEW075 34/13 A3014 RMK AO2

KULS · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 15 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
12 HDG 120° H15 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 4,600'
17 HDG 170° H10 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
35 HDG 350° T10 kt X11 kt RIGHT
30 HDG 300° T15 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 4,071 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 +25°C

5,800FT
+2,729 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV3,071 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT2,850 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTAD (Perry Stokes Airport, Trinidad, elev 5,762 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%

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 · 20,243 FT FEW075 KULS ELEV · 3,071 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW075
Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL20,243 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:36ZSUNRISE
18:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:08ZSUNSET
02:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (4h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:42Z MOONSET02:14Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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