Density Altitude
Density Altitude
Anyone know of a website that allows you to enter a city and get the density altitude and weather for a certain evening? Or even the current conditions that would include the density altitude?
Originally Posted by JayL
Anyone know of a website that allows you to enter a city and get the density altitude and weather for a certain evening? Or even the current conditions that would include the density altitude?
figure it yourself..If you have a VHF radio and pick up local ATIS. :o
http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_da_rh.htm
Im sure theres somewhere you could get all the city/field elevations, there is a book for about 6 bucks at your local pilot shop.
I havent seen a site that your asking for...
heres Engine Tuner's Calculator
http://wahiduddin.net/calc/calc_hp_dp.htm
My area FYI:
San Antonio International Airport is 809 ft
Drive east 30 miles and San Antonio Raceway is 600 ft
Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield
your way up there 4719 ft.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KFHU
Last edited by RED 92; Aug 20, 2005 at 10:58 AM.
I use a density altitude meter at the track and it's common to see over 1000' of density altitude variation during a single night of racing so you would have to check before every run if you wanted accurate info.
http://www.stangbangerz.com/modules....h&file=density
enter your weather conditions and acutal altitude, gives DA.
Here in Albuquerque the track is at 5320 altitude, but the DA is usually at 7,000 ft.
enter your weather conditions and acutal altitude, gives DA.
Here in Albuquerque the track is at 5320 altitude, but the DA is usually at 7,000 ft.


