// Station · 6m ago

K36K

Kearny County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.20 inHg

ELEV 3,077 FT

37.9695°N / 101.2550°W

LOCATION · Lakin, US

WIND

150°10 kt

K36K · 3,077 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 14

ALTIM

30.20"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/10 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K36K 142115Z AUTO 15010KT 10SM CLR 32/14 A3020 RMK AO2

K36K · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 150° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,400'

20 HDG 200° H6 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 80%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,077 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 +23°C

5,500FT

+2,423 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,077 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT2,794 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFTG (Colorado Air and Space Port, Denver, elev 5,512 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+55%

-39%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+39%

-25%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-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 · 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 LEVEL19,239 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:34ZSUNRISE

18:51ZSOLAR NOON

02:08ZSUNSET

02:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (5h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:39Z MOONSET02:13Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of K36K.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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