// Station · 7m ago

KXWA

Williston Basin International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 7 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 17.2°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 2,344 FT

48.2609°N / 103.7512°W

LOCATION · Williston, US

WIND

070°7 kt

KXWA · 2,344 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/7G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

17 / 12

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/7 kt, gusting 17. 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 KXWA 271251Z AUTO 07007G17KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01720117

KXWA · day 27 at 12:51 UTC · wind from 070° at 7 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 7 ktG17

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°7G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,503'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

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 +7°C

3,200FT

+856 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,344 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT2,341 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP (Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,031 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:03ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

02:43ZSUNSET

03:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (14h 24m) DAY LENGTH15h 39m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:50Z MOONSET11:30Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYEN

VFR

Estevan Airport · Estevan

WIND: 090° / 16 ktG21
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KOLF

VFR

L M Clayton Airport · Wolf Point

WIND: 080° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 74 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KGDV

VFR

Dawson Community Airport · Glendive

WIND: 150° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM SW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KDIK

VFR

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · Dickinson

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 96 NM SE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KMIB

VFR

Minot Air Force Base · Minot

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 96 NM E
AGE: 1h 3m ago

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