// Station · 28m ago
KXWA
Williston Basin International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 2,344 FT
48.2609°N / 103.7512°W
LOCATION · Williston, US
WIND
040°7 kt
KXWA · 2,344 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 21
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 040°/7 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 KXWA 111651Z AUTO 04007KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02780206
KXWA · day 11 at 16:51 UTC · wind from 040° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,503'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
14
HDG 140°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 3,344 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 +17°C
4,400FT
+2,056 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,344 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT2,341 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCC
(Northeast Wyoming Regional Airport, Gillette, elev 4,365 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+44%
-31%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+31%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-13%
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)
11:07ZSUNRISE
19:01ZSOLAR NOON
02:55ZSUNSET
03:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 36m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:36Z (10h 16m)
DAY LENGTH15h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:37Z
MOONSET00:26Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KS25
VFR
Watford City Municipal Airport · Watford City
- WIND
- 130° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KD60
VFR
Tioga Municipal Airport · Tioga
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM E
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSDY
VFR
Sidney - Richland Regional Airport · Sidney
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
KD50
VFR
Crosby Municipal Airport · Crosby
- WIND
- 070° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM NE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KPWD
VFR
Sher-Wood Airport · Plentywood
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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