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// Station · 13m ago

K36K

Kearny County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 10 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 3,077 FT
37.9695°N / 101.2550°W
LOCATION · Lakin, US
N
WIND
160°10 kt
K36K · 3,077 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/10G16
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/10 kt, gusting 16. 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 301915Z AUTO 16010G16KT 10SM CLR 32/07 A2977 RMK AO2

K36K · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 160° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 10 ktG16
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
160°10G16 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
14 HDG 140° H9 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,400'
20 HDG 200° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT 2,600'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
02 HDG 020° T8 kt X6 kt RIGHT
32 HDG 320° T9 kt X3 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

6,000FT
+2,923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
6,300 5,000 3,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,077 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT3,225 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K4V1 (Spanish Peaks Airfield, Walsenburg, elev 6,047 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+60%
-42%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+42%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,239 FT K36K ELEV · 3,077 FT
// 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)

11:26ZSUNRISE
18:44ZSOLAR NOON
02:01ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (7h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:53Z MOONSET13:28Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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